Iwaki Chávez R, Bussalleu Rivera A
Departamento de Medicina, de la Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia.
Rev Gastroenterol Peru. 1994 May-Aug;14(2):99-113.
One hundred and forty cases of gastrointestinal and/or peritoneal tuberculosis seen in 18 years at Cayetano Heredia National Hospital in Lima, Perú, are reported. The intestinal localization was 48.5%, peritoneal 33% and both 18.5%. These cases represented 4.5% of all patients diagnosed as tuberculosis. The most frequent age group was between 14 and 24 years, male/female ratio: 1/1.2 and the majority came from poor areas of the country. The most frequent symptoms were weight loss, abdominal pain and diarrhoea. Anemia and hypoalbuminemia were frequent. Eighty five percent had extra-abdominal tuberculosis. The most frequent complication was intestinal obstruction. The mortality in this study was 14.5%.
报告了秘鲁利马卡耶塔诺·埃雷迪亚国立医院18年间收治的140例胃肠道和/或腹膜结核病例。肠道受累占48.5%，腹膜受累占33%，两者均受累占18.5%。这些病例占所有确诊为结核病患者的4.5%。最常见的年龄组为14至24岁，男女比例为1/1.2，大多数患者来自该国贫困地区。最常见的症状是体重减轻、腹痛和腹泻。贫血和低白蛋白血症很常见。85%的患者有腹部外结核。最常见的并发症是肠梗阻。本研究中的死亡率为14.5%。
