Tuberculosis as a cause of nonhealing, complex fistula in ano in a 35-year-old man: A case report from Ethiopia

Abstract

[Accepted Case Report]

Extra pulmonary tuberculosis accounts for less than 15% of all cases of tuberculosis (TB). Of these, perianal TB is rare, making up less than 1% of cases of gastrointestinal TB. We report a case of a 35-year-old male patient who presented with persistent purulent drainage from a perianal fistula found to be secondary to tuberculosis on biopsy.He was successfully treated with surgical and medical therapy. This case highlights the importance of considering TB in the differential diagnosis of the non-healing,complex perianal fistula.