[Bowel perforation secondary to intestinal tuberculosis].

Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a major health problem worldwide and one of the illness that should be kept in mind currently due to its varying clinical symptoms. Its incidence is increasing in developed countries, where most cases of multifocal TB are reported among immigrants from high endemic areas and in immunodepressed subjects (1). WHO estimates that there were 9,2 million new cases of TB in 2006 (139 per 100,000), being the incidence in Spain 30/100,000 inhabitants/year (2). The most common place affected by TB is the lung, followed by the gastrointestinal tract and the genitourinary system (3).