Differentiating between Intestinal Tuberculosis and Crohn’s Disease May Be Complicated by Multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Differentiating between intestinal tuberculosis (ITB) and Crohn’s disease (CD) remains a challenge for gastroenterologists. In Asia, where the prevalence of tuberculosis is relatively high and the incidence of CD is rapidly increasing, this issue is crucial. Here we report a case that was initially...

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Main Authors: Seung Wook Hong, Sang Hyoung Park, Byong Duk Ye, Suk-Kyun Yang
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Language:English
Published: Ewha Womans University College of Medicine 2021-07-01
Series:The Ewha Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.e-emj.org/archive/view_article?pid=emj-44-3-93
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description Differentiating between intestinal tuberculosis (ITB) and Crohn’s disease (CD) remains a challenge for gastroenterologists. In Asia, where the prevalence of tuberculosis is relatively high and the incidence of CD is rapidly increasing, this issue is crucial. Here we report a case that was initially misdiagnosed as CD, subsequently showed no response to empirical first-line anti-tuberculosis medication, and was finally diagnosed with multidrug-resistant ITB. This case reminds physicians that multidrug-resistant ITB may complicate distinguishing between ITB and CD.
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spelling doaj-art-0399aef881ef4c459e1b873490132eb22025-08-20T01:56:28ZengEwha Womans University College of MedicineThe Ewha Medical Journal2234-31802234-25912021-07-01443939610.12771/emj.2021.44.3.93emj-44-3-93Differentiating between Intestinal Tuberculosis and Crohn’s Disease May Be Complicated by Multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosisSeung Wook HongSang Hyoung ParkByong Duk YeSuk-Kyun YangDifferentiating between intestinal tuberculosis (ITB) and Crohn’s disease (CD) remains a challenge for gastroenterologists. In Asia, where the prevalence of tuberculosis is relatively high and the incidence of CD is rapidly increasing, this issue is crucial. Here we report a case that was initially misdiagnosed as CD, subsequently showed no response to empirical first-line anti-tuberculosis medication, and was finally diagnosed with multidrug-resistant ITB. This case reminds physicians that multidrug-resistant ITB may complicate distinguishing between ITB and CD.http://www.e-emj.org/archive/view_article?pid=emj-44-3-93crohn’s diseasegastrointestinal tuberculosismultidrug-resistant tuberculosis
spellingShingle Seung Wook Hong
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Differentiating between Intestinal Tuberculosis and Crohn’s Disease May Be Complicated by Multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
The Ewha Medical Journal
crohn’s disease
gastrointestinal tuberculosis
multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
title Differentiating between Intestinal Tuberculosis and Crohn’s Disease May Be Complicated by Multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
title_full Differentiating between Intestinal Tuberculosis and Crohn’s Disease May Be Complicated by Multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
title_fullStr Differentiating between Intestinal Tuberculosis and Crohn’s Disease May Be Complicated by Multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
title_full_unstemmed Differentiating between Intestinal Tuberculosis and Crohn’s Disease May Be Complicated by Multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
title_short Differentiating between Intestinal Tuberculosis and Crohn’s Disease May Be Complicated by Multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
title_sort differentiating between intestinal tuberculosis and crohn s disease may be complicated by multidrug resistant mycobacterium tuberculosis
topic crohn’s disease
gastrointestinal tuberculosis
multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
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