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Intestinal tuberculosis mimicking fistulizing Crohn’s disease
Author(s) -
Wong WaiMan,
Lai KamChuen,
Yiu WaiChung,
Wong Benjamin ChunYu,
Chan FuLuk,
Lai ChingLung
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1440-1746
pISSN - 0815-9319
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.03311.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intestinal tuberculosis , crohn's disease , tuberculosis , crohn disease , colonoscopy , disease , gastroenterology , pathology , colorectal cancer , cancer
A patient is reported with intestinal tuberculosis that mimicked fistulizing Crohn’s disease endoscopically. He had complete resolution of symptoms after a full course of antituberculosis therapy. Gastroenterologists and general physicians should aware of the possibility of intestinal tuberculosis in areas with a high prevalence of tuberculosis infection.
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