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- Title
Intestinal Tuberculosis Sometimes Mimics Crohn's Disease.
- Authors
Shojaei, Esfandiar; Layali, Zahra Abdi; Hormozi, Sirous Faraji; Moradnejad, Pardis
- Abstract
Intestinal tuberculosis is an uncommon presentation of tuberculosis (TB) and has clinicopathological similarities with Crohn's disease. In regions where TB is endemic clinicians must aware of this condition and fully evaluate their patients when Crohn's disease is diagnosed. We recommend all pathologic specimens be evaluate effectively for TB.Smear, culture and PCR for Mycobacterium.tuberculosis from samples aside the pathological reviews help for better diagnosis. Here we present a case of intestinal tuberculosis which initially diagnosed as Crohn's disease but after starting immunosuppressive agents he presented with disseminated tuberculosis.
- Subjects
INTESTINAL diseases; TUBERCULOSIS; CROHN'S disease; LACTATION consultants; POLYMERASE chain reaction; BIOLOGICAL specimens
- Publication
Acta Medica Iranica, 2013, Vol 51, Issue 11, p814
- ISSN
0044-6025
- Publication type
Article