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| Title |
Colonic tuberculosis mimicking Crohn's disease: case report
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| Published in |
BMC Gastroenterology, May 2002
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-230x-2-10 |
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| Authors |
Constantinos Chatzicostas, Ioannis E Koutroubakis, Maria Tzardi, Maria Roussomoustakaki, Panagiotis Prassopoulos, Elias A Kouroumalis |
| Abstract |
Intestinal tuberculosis is a rare disease in western countries, affecting mainly immigrants and immunocompromised patients. Intestinal tuberculosis is a diagnostic challenge, especially when active pulmonary infection is absent. It may mimic many other abdominal diseases. Here, we report a case of isolated colonic tuberculosis where the initial diagnostic workup was suggestive of Crohn's disease. Computed tomography findings however, raised the possibility of colonic tuberculosis and the detection of acid-fast bacilli in biopsy specimens confirmed the diagnosis. In conclusion, this case highlights the need for awareness of intestinal tuberculosis in the differential diagnosis of chronic intestinal disease |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 31 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 31 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 10% |
| Other | 3 | 10% |
| Other | 6 | 19% |
| Unknown | 8 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 55% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 3% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 3% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 3% |
| Computer Science | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 10 | 32% |