A Case Report: Fatal Case of Disseminated Tuberculosis in a 24-year-old Male Patient with Crohn’s Disease
Mohammad Zaatari, Mohamad Hashem, Rayan Said Lakkis, Makram Ghayda, Jaafar Al Shami, S. Asmar, Christian Saliba, Jad J. Terro, et al. (90 authors)
International Journal of Clinical Research · 2020-04
Abstract
Introduction: Cohn's disease (CD) is an idiopathic disorder involving the GI tract. The differential diagnosis of CD is broad and includes infectious colitis, ulcerative colitis intestinal TB (iTB), etc. Due to the lack of standards in a definitive diagnosis, discrimination between iTB and CD has long been a diagnostic challenge.
MeSH terms
- Crohn's disease
- Tuberculosis
- Medicine
- Disease
- Pediatrics
- Surgery