title: Profile of patients with gastrointestinal TB at a tertiary care centre in western India.
abstract: Gastrointestinal TB is a common problem. We report a series of 32 cases diagnosed at our centre in 2009. Peritoneal and ileocaecal TB are the most common manifestations and diagnosis was confirmed in 87.5% patients. The response to treatment was favourable.
authors.affiliation: Jagjivan Ram Western Railway Hospital, Maratha Mandir Marg, Mumbai, India. mayank4670@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Mayank
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baijal
authors.forename: Praveen
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Deepak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000473:pathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents