Colonic tuberculosis masquerading as crohn's disease
Intestinal tuberculosis (TB) is a diagnostic challenge and can closely mimic Crohn's disease (CD) and colon cancer. These disease entities very closely resemble each other in symptomatology, imaging, appearance, and pathology. We present a case of colonic TB where the initial diagnostic workup...
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| author | Harveen Kaur Dilbag Singh N C Kajal |
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| description | Intestinal tuberculosis (TB) is a diagnostic challenge and can closely mimic Crohn's disease (CD) and colon cancer. These disease entities very closely resemble each other in symptomatology, imaging, appearance, and pathology. We present a case of colonic TB where the initial diagnostic workup was suggestive of CD. However, the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in biopsy specimens confirmed the diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b28dd8fa6ea94bed8460126260eb96662022-12-21T19:38:30ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsInternational Journal of Mycobacteriology2212-55312212-554X2021-01-0110447547710.4103/ijmy.ijmy_175_21Colonic tuberculosis masquerading as crohn's diseaseHarveen KaurDilbag SinghN C KajalIntestinal tuberculosis (TB) is a diagnostic challenge and can closely mimic Crohn's disease (CD) and colon cancer. These disease entities very closely resemble each other in symptomatology, imaging, appearance, and pathology. We present a case of colonic TB where the initial diagnostic workup was suggestive of CD. However, the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in biopsy specimens confirmed the diagnosis.http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2021;volume=10;issue=4;spage=475;epage=477;aulast=Kaurcolonic tuberculosiscolonoscopycrohn's diseasehistopathological examinationmimickingultrasonography abdomen |
| spellingShingle | Harveen Kaur Dilbag Singh N C Kajal Colonic tuberculosis masquerading as crohn's disease International Journal of Mycobacteriology colonic tuberculosis colonoscopy crohn's disease histopathological examination mimicking ultrasonography abdomen |
| title | Colonic tuberculosis masquerading as crohn's disease |
| title_full | Colonic tuberculosis masquerading as crohn's disease |
| title_fullStr | Colonic tuberculosis masquerading as crohn's disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Colonic tuberculosis masquerading as crohn's disease |
| title_short | Colonic tuberculosis masquerading as crohn's disease |
| title_sort | colonic tuberculosis masquerading as crohn s disease |
| topic | colonic tuberculosis colonoscopy crohn's disease histopathological examination mimicking ultrasonography abdomen |
| url | http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2021;volume=10;issue=4;spage=475;epage=477;aulast=Kaur |
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