Protean Manifestation of Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis

Karawi, M. A. Al; Mohamed, Abdelrahman E.; Yasawy, Mohamed I.; Graham, David Y.; Shariq, Sohail; Ahmed, Ahlam M; Jumah, Ammar; Ghandour, Z

doi:10.1097/00004836-199504000-00013

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“…Other studies have suggested that an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using mycobacterial saline-extracted antigen may increase the yield of correct diagnosis of colonic tuberculosis [27] . active or healed pulmonary infection may be a clue to diagnosis [15,16,28] , in our cases, 70% of tuberculous colitis and 33% of suspicious tuberculous colitis cases showed active pulmonary tuberculosis and old scar in 22% of suspicious cases. By contrast, none of the patients of the "suspicious IBD group" showed abnormal chest radiographs (P < 0.001).…”

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Colonoscopy evaluation after short-term anti-tuberculosis treatment in nonspecific ulcers on the ileocecal area

Park¹,

Jun²,

Kim³

et al. 2008

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Colonoscopy evaluation after short-term anti-tuberculosis treatment in nonspecific ulcers on the ileocecal area

Park¹,

Jun²,

Kim³

et al. 2008

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“…The condition can mimic any diseases affecting the gastrointestinal tract and may present with very different symptoms, so a high index of suspicion is required. 5 Intestinal tuberculosis accounts for 15% of all intestinal obstructions and 5 to 7 % of all gastrointestinal perforations, 6 which are the main indications for surgery. Tuberculosis still constitutes the most important single aetiological factor in ulceroconstrictive lesions of the intestine in India.…”

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Demographic Distribution, Clinical Presentations and Sites of Involvement in Intestinal Tuberculosis: A Study of 50 Cases

Trivedi¹,

Patil²

2015

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OBJECTIVES:This study was conducted to know the distribution of intestinal tuberculosis in various age groups and sex, and to study common presenting symptoms and frequency of involvement of different sites in intestinal tuberculosis. METHODS: The study reports 50 cases of intestinal tuberculosis admitted at tertiary care hospital, during 2007 to 2009, who required surgery. RESULTS: More than 50% patients were between 11 to 30 years of age. Males and females equally affected by the condition. Fever, anorexia, vomiting and weight loss are common symptoms along with abdominal pain being present in all patients. Ileum was most commonly affected part of the intestine, while rectum was never seen to be involved in any cases in the study. CONCLUSION: As the condition affects children and adolescent more frequently, prevention, early diagnosis and proper medical treatment in this age group are very important factors to reduce the disease burden to society. As ileum was most commonly affected part, its surgical removal may lead to problems relating with malnutrition and needs long term follow up and further studies to know the long term consequences of surgery for the condition.

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“…In one study of 820 patients of abdominal tuberculosis, peritoneum was involved in nearly 30% of all patients [4]. Inspite of extensive investigational facilities available, diagnosis of abdominal tuberculosis can still be elusive and many patients are subjected to a laparotomy and other lesser procedures for definitive diagnosis [5].…”

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confidence: 99%