Gastric tuberculosis with abdominal pain as the main symptom: A case report and review of the literature

Abstract

Gastric tuberculosis is a kind of tuberculosis with lack of specific clinical manifestations. Patients often present with the upper abdominal discomfort or pain, and may also be accompanied by systemic symptoms of tuberculosis, such as fatigue, low fever, night sweats, and weight loss. Gastric tuberculosis is mainly diagnosed by gastric submucosal biopsy, but it is easy to be misdiagnosed due to differences in the selection of puncture sites and depths. As a rare type of tuberculosis, gastric tuberculosis often leads to a series of complications due to late diagnosis and delayed treatment. This article will report a case of gastric tuberculosis admitted to the literature in conjunction with the literature.