Editorial&lt;subtitle&gt;Tuberculosis – Certainly not a Disease of the Past!&lt;/subtitle&gt;

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.qjmed.a067897

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Radionuclide scintigraphy in tuberculous enteritis

Pettengell

Garb

Houlder

et al. 1990

Gastrointest Radiol

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Scintigraphy with indium-111 labeled leucocytes and gallium-67 citrate was performed on 6 patients with proven tuberculous enteritis. The ability of both techniques to visualize areas of disease in this condition was demonstrated. When compared with endoscopy (either upper gastrointestinal endoscopy or colonoscopy), Ga-67 citrate had a sensitivity of 0.80 and a specificity of 1.00. The sensitivity and specificity of In-111 labeled leucocytes was 0.60 and 0.96, respectively. The superiority of Ga-67 over In-111 was statistically significant. Positive scintigrams were obtained despite prior treatment with antituberculous chemotherapy.

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Radionuclide scintigraphy in tuberculous enteritis

Pettengell

Garb

Houlder

et al. 1990

Gastrointest Radiol

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Abdominal tuberculosis

1998

Postgraduate Medical Journal

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Summary Tuberculosis has staged a global comeback and forms a dangerous combination with AIDS. The abdomen is one of the common sites of extrapulmonary involvement. Patients with abdominal tuberculosis have a wide range and spectrum of symptoms and signs; the disease is therefore a great mimic. Diagnosis, mainly radiological and supported by endoscopy, is difficult to make and laparotomy is required in a large number of patient. Management involves judicious combination of antitubercular therapy and surgery which may be required to treat complications such as intestinal obstruction and perforation. The disease, though potentially curable, carries a significant morbidity and mortality.

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