Intestinal Tuberculosis: A Rare Disease with Diagnostic Difficulty
Abstract
Tuberculosis is an important cause of mortality and morbidity in Turkey with steadily increasing incidence. By effecting the same part of gastrointestinal tract and causing ulserative lessions, symptoms and examination findings, intestinal tuberculosis and Crohn’s disease are clinically indistinguishable. In this case, we present a successfully treated case of 31 year old woman with intestinal tuberculosis, despite the diagnostic difficulties. Patients who have only abdominal symptoms may face the risk of getting treated like inflammatory bowel diseases with antiinflammatory and immunomodulator agents which might cause a progression in the disease. Diagnosis of intestinal tuberculosis should be studied carefully
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