A Malignant Masquerade: Ileocecal Tuberculosis Presenting as an Ulceroproliferative Colonic Mass in a Young Woman
Sowmya Gatram, Viswanathan Pandurangan, Devasena Srinivasan · 2026
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Sowmya Gatram, Viswanathan Pandurangan and Devasena Srinivasan report, in 2026, intestinal tuberculosis that looked like colon cancer in a 32-year-old woman in India. Tuberculosis of the ileocaecal area, where the small and large bowel meet, is the commonest gut form and can form mass-like growths that narrow the bowel.
The woman had fatigue, major weight loss and swollen feet, with severe anaemia and raised inflammation markers. Colonoscopy showed a friable ulcerated growth narrowing the passage. Whole-body imaging showed thickening across several bowel segments with nearby lymph nodes. Tissue examination found granulomatous inflammation and acid-fast bacilli, and a rapid molecular test confirmed tuberculosis. Weight-based treatment brought strong improvement, weight gain and normal blood counts.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Sowmya Gatram, Viswanathan Pandurangan, Devasena Srinivasan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 16 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |