Thoracic Research and Practice
Case report

A Postpartum Immigrant with Pulmonary, Pleural, and Intestinal Tuberculosis

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Departmant of Pulmonology, University of Health Sciences, Adana City Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey

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Department of Pathology, University of Health Sciences, Adana City Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey

Thorac Res Pract 2023; 24: 177-179
DOI: 10.5152/ThoracResPract.2023.22129
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Intestinal tuberculosis is a rare extrapulmonary condition and mainly involves the ileocecal region. Most of the patients with tuberculosis during the postpartum period present with extrapulmonary involvement. The postpartum period has a higher risk of the reactivation of tuberculosis due to changes in the immune system. We present the case of a 22-year-old postpartum immigrant patient, with pulmonary, pleural, and intestinal tuberculosis with intestinal perforation. Due to the nonspecific symptoms of intestinal tuberculosis, clinical suspicion is extremely important.

Cite this article as: Pınar Deniz P, Çetinkaya PD, Aydoğan F. A postpartum immigrant with pulmonary, pleural, and intestinal tuberculosis. Thorac Res Pract. 2023;24(3):177-179.

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