rectal tuberculosis mimicking rectal cancer
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in recent years, tuberculosis has had a significant rise, caused mainly by the epidemic of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. the anorectal tuberculosis is a very rare presentation. herein, we presented a 67-year-old man who has had renal transplantation and presented with hematochezia and painful defecation since 6 months before. biopsy was taken from the lower rectal ulcerated lesion. histopathology revealed granulomatous lesion in the submucosa and presence of acid fast bacilli in ziel-nelson staining. the involvement of rectal wall without any other primary sites of tuberculosis showed the primary nature of rectal tuberculosis.
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