{"title":"[Perianal tuberculosis].","authors":"Asdis Kristjansdottir, Agnar Bjarnason, Gigja Erlingsdottir, Pall Helgi Moller","doi":"10.17992/lbl.2026.03.883","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Perianal tuberculosis is a rare manifestation of tuberculosis. This report describes a healthy 41-year-old man diagnosed with a perianal abscess that required examination and surgical drainage under general anesthesia. The wound healed poorly over the following months, prompting repeat cultures and tissue sampling. Histological diagnosis revealed necrotizing granulomatous inflammation and acid-fast bacilli, indicating mycobacterial infection. Further investigation revealed pulmonary tuberculosis. The patient received a six-month course of anti-tuberculosis medications and recovered fully. The perianal wound healed well following treatment. Tuberculosis is an important differential diagnosis in individuals with a wound or a lesion near the anus or elsewhere that heals slowly or recurs.</p>","PeriodicalId":49924,"journal":{"name":"Laeknabladid","volume":"112 3","pages":"120-123"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4000,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Laeknabladid","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.17992/lbl.2026.03.883","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Perianal tuberculosis is a rare manifestation of tuberculosis. This report describes a healthy 41-year-old man diagnosed with a perianal abscess that required examination and surgical drainage under general anesthesia. The wound healed poorly over the following months, prompting repeat cultures and tissue sampling. Histological diagnosis revealed necrotizing granulomatous inflammation and acid-fast bacilli, indicating mycobacterial infection. Further investigation revealed pulmonary tuberculosis. The patient received a six-month course of anti-tuberculosis medications and recovered fully. The perianal wound healed well following treatment. Tuberculosis is an important differential diagnosis in individuals with a wound or a lesion near the anus or elsewhere that heals slowly or recurs.
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Læknablaðið er fræðirit sem birtir vísinda og yfirlitsgreinar og annað efni sem byggir á rannsóknum innan læknisfræði eða skyldra greina. Læknablaðið er gefið út af Læknafélagi Íslands. Blaðið er sent til allra félagsmanna. Það var fyrst gefið út árið 1904 en hefur komið samfellt út frá árinu 1915. Blaðið kemur út 11 sinnum á ári og er prentað í 2000 eintökum. Allt efni Læknablaðsins frá árinu 2000 er aðgengilegt á heimasíðu blaðsins á laeknabladid.is og er aðgangur endurgjaldslaus og öllum opinn.