A Postpartum Immigrant with Pulmonary, Pleural, and Intestinal Tuberculosis

Intestinal tuberculosis is a rare extrapulmonary condition and mainly involves the ileocecal region. Most of the patients with tuberculosis during the postpartum period present with extrapulmonary involvement. The postpartum period has a higher risk of the reactivation of tuberculosis due to changes in the immune system. We present the case of a 22-year-old postpartum immigrant patient, with pulmonary, pleural, and intestinal tuberculosis with intestinal perforation. Due to the nonspecific symptoms of intestinal tuberculosis, clinical suspicion is extremely important.

Cite this article as: Pınar Deniz P, Çetinkaya PD, Aydoğan F. A postpartum immigrant with pulmonary, pleural, and intestinal tuberculosis. Thorac Res Pract. 2023;24(3):177-179.