Gastro-intestinal tuberculosis: an emerging diagnostic dilemma.
Nine cases of gastrointestinal tract tuberculosis seen by the author in 1995/96 are reported. In all the patients, the final diagnosis could only be established histologically. Pre-operative clinical examination and investigations had suggested otherwise. Six of these patients were HIV positive. This communication suggests that immunocompromised individuals are at increased risk of gastrointestinal tuberculosis. Clinicians, therefore, should bear in mind possible co-existence of gastrointestinal tract (GIT) tuberculosis and HIV when dealing with patients suffering from gastrointestinal tract diseases of unknown origin.
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Department of Anatomy Makerere University Medical School, Kampala, Uganda.
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014454:Uganda