Abstract
Anal tuberculosis is rare, with cases appearing sporadically in the worldwide literature, and only a single case report of the condition occurring in the UK over the last 10 years1. We are able to present a case of tuberculous fissure-in ano.
References
1.
Jali
HM
. Tuberculous anal ulcer . J Roy Soc Med 1989 ;82 :629 –30 .
2.
Logan
V St C D
. Anorectal tuberculosis . Proc R Soc Med 1969 ;62 :1227 –30 .
3.
Terblanche
J
. Fistula-in-ano . S Afr Med J 1964 ;38 :403 –8 .
4.
Shukla
HS
. Tubercular fistula-in-ano . Br J Surg 1988 ;75 :38 –9 .
5.
Bacon
HE
. Anus, Rectum, Sigmoid; Diagnosis and Treatment , Vol. 1 , 3rd edn. Philadelphia : J B Lippincott Co. , 428 –33 .
6.
Hawley
PR
. Hypertrophic tuberculosis of the rectum . Gut 1965 ;6 :515 .
7.
Lax
JD
. Tuberculosis of the rectum in a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome . Dis Colon Rectum 1988 ;31 (5 ):394 –7 .