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Nagahashi M, Aoyagi T, Yamada A, et al. Intestinal Co-infection of Tuberculosis and CMV can Cause Massive Lower GI Bleeding in a Patient with HIV. J Surg Sci. 2013;1(1):12-15
Nagahashi, M., Aoyagi, T., Yamada, A., Rashid, O. M., Adams, B. J., & Takabe, K. (2013). Intestinal Co-infection of Tuberculosis and CMV can Cause Massive Lower GI Bleeding in a Patient with HIV. Journal of surgery and science, 1(1), 12-15.
Nagahashi, Masayuki, et al. "Intestinal Co-infection of Tuberculosis and CMV can Cause Massive Lower GI Bleeding in a Patient with HIV." Journal of surgery and science vol. 1,1 (2013): 12-15.
Nagahashi M, Aoyagi T, Yamada A, Rashid OM, Adams BJ, Takabe K. Intestinal Co-infection of Tuberculosis and CMV can Cause Massive Lower GI Bleeding in a Patient with HIV. J Surg Sci. 2013 Dec 01;1(1):12-15. PMID: 25068146; PMCID: PMC4109321.
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J Surg Sci. 2013 Dec 01;1(1):12-15.

Intestinal Co-infection of Tuberculosis and CMV can Cause Massive Lower GI Bleeding in a Patient with HIV.

Journal of surgery and science

Masayuki Nagahashi, Tomoyoshi Aoyagi, Akimitsu Yamada, Omar M Rashid, Barbara J Adams, Kazuaki Takabe

Affiliations

  1. Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, West Hospital 7-402, 1200 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23298-0011.

PMID: 25068146 PMCID: PMC4109321

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV are considered pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). It has been reported that HIV infection is one of the major risk factors for the development of TB, increasing the incidence by up to 1,000 times, but it often has an atypical presentation. The incidence of extrapulmonary TB is increasing, largely among HIV patients. The diagnosis of intestinal TB is a challenge because of its chronic and nonspecific presentation which often mimics other diseases, and requires a high clinical suspicion to timely diagnose. Massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding due to intestinal TB was once an uncommon complication of TB, but recent reports indicate an increased incidence especially in developing countries. We suspect that co-infection with cytomegalovirus colitis contributes to the massive hemorrhage from intestinal TB. Surgical intervention is the recommended management for intestinal TB complicated by lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Accordingly, it is important for HIV patients to be screened and treated for TB to prevent this complication. Although the diagnosis is a challenge, it is important to consider intestinal TB as a cause of gastrointestinal bleeding in the HIV positive patients.

Keywords: GI bleeding; HIV; Tuberculosis

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