title: Anal tuberculosis: report of two cases and literature review.
abstract: Tuberculous involvement of the anus is an extreme rarity. We report two cases of anal tuberculosis and discuss the clinical features, the difficulty in differentiating from Crohn's disease, and the diagnostic aspects in the context of the pertinent medical literature.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary and Critical Care Section, Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Harland
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Varkey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001004:Anus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*