DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2016.v04i08.010

Pages: 600-601

Gastrointestinal tract tuberculosis is uncommon. Anorectal tuberculosis is rare and can mimic malignancy. We present a case of 55-year-old female patient who came to the hospital with complaints of severe epigastric pain for one week with a history of vomiting, loss of weight and loss of appetite. Colonoscopy revealed a growth in rectum and the specimen was sent for histopathological examination to rule out rectal malignancy, which turned out to be rectal tuberculosis. The patient was treated successfully by anti-tuberculosis medications. Rectal tuberculosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of rectal masses. As these lesions occur so sparsely, they are often not suspected.