title: Suspected intestinal tuberculosis might be Crohn's disease.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester M13 9WL, UK.
authors.forename: Semiu Eniola
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Folaranmi
authors.forename: Gautam
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: Debasis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Datta
authors.forename: Greg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Holdstock