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The Laboratory Diagnosis of Intestinal Tuberculosis: A Study of 50 Cases
Author(s) -
SINGH H. N.,
VAIDYA M. P.,
ROY S. K.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1973.tb06834.x
Subject(s) - medicine , histopathology , tuberculosis , granuloma , intestinal tuberculosis , pathology , acid fast , lymph , histopathological examination , sputum
Fifty cases of chronic benign obstructive lesions of the ilco‐caccal region have been studied. The histopathology, particularly of the lymph nodes, provides the maximal confirmatory evidence of tuberculosis. Guinea‐pig inoculation is more informative, offering greater possibilities of indentifying acid‐fast bacilli. The demonstration of granuloma formation with caseation represents a significant advance in the laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis.