Colonic Tuberculosis Masquerading as Crohn'S Disease
Harveen Kaur, Dilbag Singh, NC Kajal
International Journal of Mycobacteriology · 2021-10
Abstract
Intestinal tuberculosis (TB) is a diagnostic challenge and can closely mimic Crohn's disease (CD) and colon cancer. These disease entities very closely resemble each other in symptomatology, imaging, appearance, and pathology. We present a case of colonic TB where the initial diagnostic workup was suggestive of CD. However, the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in biopsy specimens confirmed the diagnosis.
MeSH terms
- INTESTINAL TUBERCULOSIS
- Medicine
- Tuberculosis
- Crohn's disease
- Disease
- Biopsy
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pathology
- Colonic cancer
- Crohn disease
- Gastroenterology
- Internal medicine
- Colorectal cancer