The gastrointestinal tract is reported to be the sixth most common extrapulmonary site of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and chest X-ray shows concomitant lesions in 25-30% of cases. Any location from mouth to anus can be involved, but the ileocecal area is the most typical site of gastrointestinal tuberculosis, while tuberculous peritonitis is relatively rare.

We describe a case of gastrointestinal and peritoneal tuberculosis in a man coming from Ghana.