Tuberculosis (Disease Presentation)
"Tuberculous Colitis Mimicking Crohn's Disease."
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, December 28th, 1998
According to the authors' abstract of an article published in American Journal of Gastroenterology, "Intestinal tuberculosis is a rare disease in western countries and may mimic a variety of gastrointestinal disorders. Here, we report the case of a 63-yr-old patient who presented with profuse bleeding from a deep rectal ulcer. Similar lesions were found in different parts of the colon. Multilocular colorectal carcinoma was suspected based on the macroscopic appearance. Histology, however, suggested Crohn's disease. Intestinal tuberculosis was initially ruled out by negative staining for acid-fast bacilli, mycobacterial culture, and polymerase chain reaction analysis. A treatment for...
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