Colonic tuberculosis masquerading as crohn's disease

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Harveen Kaur, Dilbag Singh, N C Kajal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
colonic tuberculosis
colonoscopy
crohn's disease
histopathological examination
mimicking
ultrasonography abdomen
Online Access: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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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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