TY - JOUR
T1 - Diagnostic challenge between Crohn's disease and intestinal tuberculosis in chronic diarrhea with ulcerated jejunal stenosis
T2 - a case report
AU - Costa-Barney, Valeria
AU - Delgado-Villarreal, Andrés F.
AU - Leguízamo, Ana María
AU - Vargas, Rómulo Darío
PY - 2020/10/1
Y1 - 2020/10/1
N2 - Intestinal tuberculosis and Crohn's disease are a diagnostic challenge because of the clinical, radiological and endoscopic similarity. The histological and microbiological findings are positive in less than 50%, which delays the correct treatment, putting the patient at risk. We reported a 34-year-old immunocompetent patient with 4 years of malabsorptive diarrhea, weight loss, nocturnal diaphoresis, abdominal pain and an ulcer with stenosis in the jejunum was found; she received empirical anti- tuberculosis treatment with clinical improvement. Later the culture was positive for M. tuberculosis.
AB - Intestinal tuberculosis and Crohn's disease are a diagnostic challenge because of the clinical, radiological and endoscopic similarity. The histological and microbiological findings are positive in less than 50%, which delays the correct treatment, putting the patient at risk. We reported a 34-year-old immunocompetent patient with 4 years of malabsorptive diarrhea, weight loss, nocturnal diaphoresis, abdominal pain and an ulcer with stenosis in the jejunum was found; she received empirical anti- tuberculosis treatment with clinical improvement. Later the culture was positive for M. tuberculosis.
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U2 - 10.47892/rgp.2020.404.1174
DO - 10.47892/rgp.2020.404.1174
M3 - Article
C2 - 34087925
AN - SCOPUS:85107729301
SN - 1609-722X
VL - 40
SP - 346
EP - 350
JO - Revista de gastroenterologia del Peru : organo oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterologia del Peru
JF - Revista de gastroenterologia del Peru : organo oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterologia del Peru
IS - 4
ER -
