Intestinal tuberculosis mimicking fistulizing Crohn's disease

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 137-139

  Wong, Wai Man ^a,b   Lai, Kam Chuen ^a   Yiu, Wai Chung ^a   Wong, Benjamin Chun Yu ^a   Chan, Fu Luk ^a   Lai, Ching Lung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b St Paul's Hospital Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Colo vesical fistula; Crohn's disease; Intestinal tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ENEMA; ISONIAZID; MESALAZINE; PREDNISONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; COLITIS; COLON; COLON BIOPSY; COLON ULCER; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; CROHN DISEASE; CYSTOCOLIC FISTULA; CYSTOSCOPY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; INTESTINE TUBERCULOSIS; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; JOINT EFFUSION; KNEE; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER; MALE; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOGOUT; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845618045     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.03311.x     Document Type: Article

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