Weinberg, Sharon Esther and Mughal, Ahsan M (2021) A Case of Intestinal Tuberculosis Mimicking Crohn’s Disease: A Clinical and Diagnostic Dilemma. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 8 (11). pp. 1-4. ISSN 2284-2594
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Abstract
This case highlights the importance of differentiating between Crohn’s disease and intestinal tuberculosis. The rates of misdiagnosis of Crohn’s disease and intestinal tuberculosis range from 50% to 70% because of their non-specific and clinically similar manifestations.If intestinal tuberculosis is misdiagnosed as Crohn’s disease, use of immunomodulatory drugs commonly used for Crohn’s disease can increase the risk of disseminated tuberculosis. Here we present a case highlighting the clinical similarity between these two distinct medical conditions and suggest how a similar scenario can be approached, which can help to differentiate between the two otherwise very similar conditions.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Tuberculosis, inflammatory bowel disease |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) |
| Depositing User: | Marina Spanti |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Feb 2022 12:57 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Feb 2022 12:57 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/21749 |
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