Journal of Gastrointestinal & Digestive System
Open Access

Case Report

Asymptomatic Colonic Tuberculosis in an Immunocompetent Patient

Nimah N. Jamaluddin^1*, Guy A. Weiss² and Wendy Ho²

¹Department of Internal Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA

²Division of Digestive Diseases, UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Corresponding Author:

Nimah N. Jamaluddin
Department of Internal Medicine, UCLA Medical Center
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
University of Los Angeles California 757 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles CA, 90095, USA
Tel: 314-570-6412
E-mail: njamaluddin@mednet.ucla.edu

Received Date: October 10, 2015 Accepted Date: October 20, 2015 Published Date: October 28, 2015

Citation: Jamaluddin NN, Weiss GA, Ho W (2015) Asymptomatic Colonic Tuberculosis in an Immunocompetent Patient. J Gastrointest Dig Syst S13:010. doi:10.4172/2161-069X.1000S13-010

Copyright: © 2015 Jamaluddin, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

We present a case of a woman found to have features concerning for tuberculosis on a screening colonoscopy. Colonic tuberculosis presents with diverse clinical manifestations and resembles other clinical disorders, making its diagnosis challenging. It is imperative to know the classic risk factors and features that define this disease, as empiric treatment is often needed.

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