Intestinal tuberculosis mimicking Crohn's disease: Lessons relearned in a new era

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 347-349

  Sibartie, Vikrant ^a   Kirwan, William O ^a   O'Mahony, Seamus ^a   Stack, William ^a   Shanahan, Fergus ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anti tumour necrosis factor ; Crohn's disease; Immunosuppressants; Inflammatory bowel disease; Infliximab; Intestinal tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COLONIC DISEASES; COLONOSCOPY; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, GASTROINTESTINAL;

EID: 33947115429     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e328012122b     Document Type: Article

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