Suspected intestinal tuberculosis might be Crohn's disease.
In this case report we provide evidence that supports a link between mycobacteria and Crohn's disease. The patient in question, KG, presented on three separate occasions over a ten years period with features suggestive of intestinal tuberculosis. He was treated successfully on each occasion with antimycobacterial drugs. When he presented a fourth time with the same symptoms, he was diagnosed with Crohn's disease based on findings from endoscopy, histology and CT. Subsequently he was treated with a course of steroids and made a full recovery. This case adds weight to the theory that mycobateria has an aetiological role in Crohn's disease.
Folaranmi
Semiu Eniola
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Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester M13 9WL, UK.
Mehta
Gautam
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Datta
Debasis
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Holdstock
Greg
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