Tuberculosis terminal ileitis: A forgotten entity mimicking Crohn’s disease
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Tuberculosis terminal ileitis: A forgotten entity mimicking Crohn’s disease
Intestinal tuberculosis (TB) is an uncommon lesion for which differential diagnosis can be difficult. We present a case of a 53-year-old male and a systematic review of the literature, from clinical symptoms to differential diagnosis, unusual complications and therapy. The patient was admitted to the hospital with signs of acute abdomen as a result of a perforated terminal ileitis. Based on the...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Clinical Cases
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2307-8960
DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v4.i9.273