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Perianal tuberculosis: A rare disease of late diagnosis Study carried out through the Medical Residency Program in Coloproctology of the Department of General Surgery, Hospital Santa Marcelina, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

Tuberculose perianal: uma doença rara de diagnóstico tardio

Tuberculosis remains a public health problem and its rare extrapulmonary forms persist with late diagnosis, which delays the diagnosis and favors the dissemination of the disease. The perianal manifestation occurs in approximately 0.7% of tuberculosis cases and usually manifests as fistulizing disease, but may also present with ulcerated lesions, with necrotic and quite painful clinical picture. Initial treatment should be carried out aimed at controlling perineal and perianal sepsis, with subsequent establishment of specific drug therapy provided by the Health Ministry.

Tuberculosis; Perianal region; Ulcerated lesion; Treatment


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