Tuberculosis of the Stomach Mimicking Gastric Submucosal Tumor: Diagnosis by Endoscopic Ultrasound.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Gastrointestinal tuberculosis (TB), specifically gastric TB, is a rare form of extrapulmonary TB. Diagnosis proves challenging with nonspecific signs and symptoms. In this case report, a 22-year-old male came in with complaints of recurrent hematemesis and melena.

Case presentation

We found a submucosal mass with ulceration in the stomach cardia on esophagoduodenoscopy (EGD). The endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) finding was a hypoechoic submucosal lesion with a clear margin; specimens were taken using fine needle aspiration (FNA) for further histopathological examination. The result indicated granuloma of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in pathology, suggesting that the diagnosis was gastric TB. The patient was then treated with antitubercular therapy regimen for 9

SUBMITTER: Maulahela H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11324280 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature