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Tuberculosis: a rare entity of anal disease

"Abstract: Tuberculosis (TB) is a common infectious granulomatous disease in Malaysia, especially Sabah. Anal TB is extremely rare, approximately less than 1% of the cases. It can present as fistula-in-ano, ulcer, stricture, and even mass. The diagnosis can be established via bacteriological, h...

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Main Authors: Ho, Hui Lian, Hud Zin, Firdaus Hayati, Nornazirah Azizan, Khasnizal Abd Karim
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Published: 2017
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RC Internal medicine
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spelling my.ums.eprints.185122018-01-29T15:01:28Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/18512/ Tuberculosis: a rare entity of anal disease Ho, Hui Lian Hud Zin Firdaus Hayati Nornazirah Azizan Khasnizal Abd Karim RC Internal medicine "Abstract: Tuberculosis (TB) is a common infectious granulomatous disease in Malaysia, especially Sabah. Anal TB is extremely rare, approximately less than 1% of the cases. It can present as fistula-in-ano, ulcer, stricture, and even mass. The diagnosis can be established via bacteriological, histopathological and molecular methods; even Mantoux test, chest radiography and ESR occasionally are not helpful. Anti-TB medication is the primary line of treatment as surgery alone is inadequate. We present a case of anal TB presented with nodular mass with ulcerated surface mimicking malignancy, our management strategies and review of the literature. 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/18512/1/Tuberculosis.pdf Ho, Hui Lian and Hud Zin and Firdaus Hayati and Nornazirah Azizan and Khasnizal Abd Karim (2017) Tuberculosis: a rare entity of anal disease. International Journal of Healthcare Sciences, 4 (2). pp. 744-746.
institution Universiti Malaysia Sabah
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topic RC Internal medicine
spellingShingle RC Internal medicine
Ho, Hui Lian
Hud Zin
Firdaus Hayati
Nornazirah Azizan
Khasnizal Abd Karim
Tuberculosis: a rare entity of anal disease
description "Abstract: Tuberculosis (TB) is a common infectious granulomatous disease in Malaysia, especially Sabah. Anal TB is extremely rare, approximately less than 1% of the cases. It can present as fistula-in-ano, ulcer, stricture, and even mass. The diagnosis can be established via bacteriological, histopathological and molecular methods; even Mantoux test, chest radiography and ESR occasionally are not helpful. Anti-TB medication is the primary line of treatment as surgery alone is inadequate. We present a case of anal TB presented with nodular mass with ulcerated surface mimicking malignancy, our management strategies and review of the literature.
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author Ho, Hui Lian
Hud Zin
Firdaus Hayati
Nornazirah Azizan
Khasnizal Abd Karim
author_facet Ho, Hui Lian
Hud Zin
Firdaus Hayati
Nornazirah Azizan
Khasnizal Abd Karim
author_sort Ho, Hui Lian
title Tuberculosis: a rare entity of anal disease
title_short Tuberculosis: a rare entity of anal disease
title_full Tuberculosis: a rare entity of anal disease
title_fullStr Tuberculosis: a rare entity of anal disease
title_full_unstemmed Tuberculosis: a rare entity of anal disease
title_sort tuberculosis: a rare entity of anal disease
publishDate 2017
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/18512/1/Tuberculosis.pdf
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