title: Gastrointestinal tuberculosis mimicking cancer--a reminder.
abstract: Tuberculous involvement of the gastrointestinal tract may be suspected in the presence of active pulmonary tuberculosis. This case demonstrates that tuberculous enteritis may develop in the absence of obvious pulmonary involvement. The diagnosis in such instances is established by a combination of roentgenographic studies and surgical exploration.
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications