Paralytic ileus in the patient with tuberculosis of spine

• Main Authors: Viskasari Pintoko Kalanjati, Rury Tiara Oktariza, Yahya Yahya, Abduloh Machin
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Springer Verlag. 2019
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RZ Other systems of medicine
• Online Access: http://repository.unair.ac.id/96380/1/Paralytic%20ileus%20in%20the%20patient%20with%20tuberculosis%20of%20spine.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/96380/2/Paralytic%20Ileus%20In%20The%20Patient.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/96380/3/Paralytic%20ileus%20in%20the%20patient%20with%20tuberculosis%20of%20spine.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/96380/; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02688697.2019.1639621; https://doi.org/10.1080/02688697.2019.1639621
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Background: We reported a patient with spinal tuberculosis and paralytic ileus. A 56-year-old Javanese male presented with lower limb paralysis and bowel obstruction 2 weeks prior to admission. He was found to have hypoalbuminemia and hypesthesia from the T7/T9 levels and below. Other than increased...