Open AccessHistopathology and TB-PCR kit analysis in differentiating the diagnosis of intestinal tuberculosis and Crohn’s disease
Author(s) -
Xian Ji Jin
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v16.i20.2496
Subject(s) - histopathology , pathology , tuberculosis , medicine , biopsy , ziehl–neelsen stain , granuloma , polymerase chain reaction , mycobacterium tuberculosis , crohn's disease , intestinal tuberculosis , biology , disease , acid fast , biochemistry , sputum , gene
To compare the histopathologic features of intestinal tuberculosis (ITB) and Crohn's disease (CD) and to identify whether polymerase chain reaction for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB-PCR) would be helpful for differential diagnosis between ITB and CD.