A Rare Case of Ileocecal Tuberculosis with Pulmonary Embolism and
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Published: July 1, 2017 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2017/27923.10192
Tan Jih Huei, Tan Chor Lip Henry, Choon Aik Ho, Yuzaidi Mohamad
1. Medical Officer, Department of General Surgery, Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.
2. Medical Officer, Department of General Surgery, Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.
3. General Surgeon, Department of General Surgery, Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.
4. General and Trauma Surgeon, Department of General Surgery, Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.
Correspondence
Dr. Tan Jih huei,
Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Jalan Abu Bakar, Masjid Sultan Abu Bakar-80000,
Johor Bahru, Johor Darul Takzim, Malaysia.
E-mail: huei_87@hotmail.com
Venous thromboembolism in tuberculosis is not a well recognised entity. It is a less frequently reported complication of severe pulmonary tuberculosis. It is exceedingly rare when it complicates extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Here, we present a case of 22-year-old young female with abdominal tuberculosis complicated with reverse ileocecal intussusception, deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. An emergency vena cava filter was inserted prior to a limited right hemicolectomy. In this article, we discuss the rare association of venous thromboembolism with ileocecal tuberculosis.
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