CASE REPORT: ACUTE ABDOMEN WITH PERFORATION DUE TO INTESTINAL TUBERCULOSIS

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.159412402018

• Palavras-chave: Tuberculosis and Intestinal Perforation.

• Keywords: Tuberculosis and Intestinal Perforation.

• Abstract:

  Introduction: Tuberculosis is one of the infectious diseases that kills the most in the world, being surpassed in 2020 by Covid-19. It is estimated that in 2020 tuberculosis was responsible for 1.3 million deaths worldwide in people without HIV with 10 million new infections per year. This article will report a case of a rare case of intestinal perforation secondary to tuberculosis. Objectives: Report the case of an acute abdomen with perforation due to intestinal tuberculosis. Methods: This is a case report and is an observational, descriptive and retrospective study. The data were obtained from medical records and exams carried out on the patient diagnosed with Intestinal Tuberculosis, the main cause of Intestinal Perforation at Hospital Geral Dr. Waldemar Alcântara in the Adult ICU. Discussion: An Intestinal tuberculosis is one of the forms of extrapulmonary tuberculosis that is difficult to diagnose as it does not present characteristic symptoms. Generally, cases present with intestinal obstruction, with intestinal perforation being rarer. Final Considerations: The patient had an unfavorable outcome, despite the diagnosis and treatment having been initiated, due to other complications related to hospitalization he died.