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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 2003;46(7):714-717. Published online July 15, 2003.

A Case of Intestinal Tuberculosis Concurring with Endobronchial and Laryngeal Tuberculosis

Su Jin SJ Kim¹, Su Eun SE Park¹, Min Gi MG Lee², Gun Il GI Kim³, Chang Hun CH Lee⁴, Jae Hong JH Park¹

¹Departments of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
²Departments of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
³Departments of Radiology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
⁴Departments of Pathology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea

Correspondence Jae Hong JH Park ,Email: jhongpark@pusan.ac.kr

Abstract

Although the incidence of tuberculosis has been reduced recently because of the advance of anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy, improvements of public health, and early diagnosis, it is still high in developing countries. Intestinal tuberculosis can occur at any age, but young adults and female are more affected. Early diagnosis of childhood intestinal tuberculosis is difficult, largely because of vague symptoms and nonspecific signs. Recently, tuberculosis of the larynx combined with pulmonary tuberculosis has become quite a rare disease since anti-tuberculous chemotherapy and preventive activities are prevalent. Laryngeal tuberculosis, while relatively well recognized in the adult population, is a rare disease in chidren and adolescents. There are few reports of intestinal tuberculosis combined with endobronchial and laryngeal tuberculosis in children. We have experienced a case of intestinal tuberculosis which concurred with endobronchial and laryngeal tuberculosis in an 18-year-old girl who presented with abdominal pain, diarrhea, weight loss, a brassy cough, and anemia, which was diagnosed by a colonoscopy and bronchoscopy with biopsy.

Keywords :Intestinal tuberculosis, Endobronchial tuberculosis, Laryngeal tuberculosis, Adolescent