intestinal tuberculosis sometimes mimics crohn's disease.
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intestinal tuberculosis is an uncommon presentation of tuberculosis (tb) and has clinicopathological similarities with crohn's disease. in regions where tb is endemic clinicians must aware of this condition and fully evaluate their patients when crohn's disease is diagnosed. we recommend all pathologic specimens be evaluate effectively for tb.smear,culture and pcr for mycobacterium.tuberculosis from samples aside the pathological reviews help for better diagnosis. here we present a case of intestinal tuberculosis which initially diagnosed as crohn's disease but after starting immunosuppressive agents he presented with disseminated tuberculosis.
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Intestinal tuberculosis sometimes mimics Crohn's disease.
Intestinal tuberculosis is an uncommon presentation of tuberculosis (TB) and has clinicopathological similarities with Crohn's disease. In regions where TB is endemic clinicians must aware of this condition and fully evaluate their patients when Crohn's disease is diagnosed. We recommend all pathologic specimens be evaluate effectively for TB.Smear,culture and PCR for Mycobacterium.tuberculosis...
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acta medica iranicaجلد ۵۱، شماره ۱۱، صفحات ۸۱۴-۸۱۵
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