Diagnostic challenge of gastrointestinal tuberculosis: a report of 34 cases and an overview of the literature.
We report 34 cases of gastrointestinal TB from Malaysia and present an overview of the diagnostic challenges. A concerted effort is necessary to improve the existing diagnostic methods, and develop and evaluate newer diagnostic tools through well designed multi-center studies.
Radzi
Muhammad
M
Clinical Research Center, Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Alor Setar, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia.
Rihan
Nik
N
Vijayalakshmi
Natesan
N
Pani
Subhada Prasad
SP
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055815:Young Adult