Open AccessDiagnostic approach of intestinal tuberculosis: Case report and literature review
Author(s) -
Ylse Gutiérrez-Grobe,
Rita Dorantes-Heredia,
Heriberto MedinaFranco,
Félix I. TéllezÁvila
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
endoscopia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2444-6483
pISSN - 0188-9893
DOI - 10.1016/j.endomx.2014.11.002
Subject(s) - medicine , intestinal tuberculosis , tuberculosis , incidence (geometry) , disease , presentation (obstetrics) , adenocarcinoma , pulmonary tuberculosis , gastroenterology , general surgery , pediatrics , surgery , pathology , cancer , optics , physics
Tuberculosis is an endemic disease in developing countries with an increasing incidence. Intestinal tuberculosis is a rare presentation in the absence of pulmonary disease and has a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations, mimicking other diseases such as Crohn's disease or neoplastic diseases; therefore the diagnosis is a challenge for physicians. A case is presented of a 34-year-old patient with vague abdominal symptoms with previous diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the colon, who attended our medical unit for a second opinion
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom