Intestinal tuberculosis and Crohn: A clinician’s diagnostic dilemma

Seema Pavaman Sindgikar; Rathika Damodar Shenoy; Vijaya Shenoy; Raghu Shankar

doi:10.1016/j.epag.2015.12.001

Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette (Mar 2016)

Intestinal tuberculosis and Crohn: A clinician’s diagnostic dilemma

Seema Pavaman Sindgikar,
Rathika Damodar Shenoy,
Vijaya Shenoy,
Raghu Shankar

Affiliations

Seema Pavaman Sindgikar: Department of Pediatrics, K. S. Hegde Medical Academy, NITTE University, Mangalore, India
Rathika Damodar Shenoy: Department of Pediatrics, K. S. Hegde Medical Academy, NITTE University, Mangalore, India
Vijaya Shenoy: Department of Pediatrics, K. S. Hegde Medical Academy, NITTE University, Mangalore, India
Raghu Shankar: Dept. of Pediatric Surgery, K. S. Hegde Medical Academy, NITTE University, Mangalore, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epag.2015.12.001
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 64, no. 1
pp. 50 – 52

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A 12 year old girl with altered bowel habits, hematochezia and growth failure was evaluated for intestinal tuberculosis and inflammatory bowel disease and was ultimately diagnosed to have Crohn disease. This case is being reported to highlight the difficulty in differentiating inflammatory bowel disease from gastrointestinal tuberculosis in Asia Pacific region.

Published in Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette

ISSN: 1110-6638 (Print); 2090-9942 (Online)
Publisher: SpringerOpen
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Pediatrics
Website: https://epag.springeropen.com/

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