Is it Crohn's disease? A cautionary tale

Differentiating intestinal tuberculosis from Crohn's disease may pose as a diagnostic challenge in general and particularly in parts of the world with a high prevalence of tuberculosis. The presentation, course and outcome of a 13 year old female patient, exemplifying this clinical challenge, are presented and the learning points reviewed. We present the case of a 13 year old female from the United Arab Emirates where TB happens to be prevalent. Her case serves as a prime example of the clinical challenge in differentiating Crohn's disease from intestinal TB.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Is it Crohn's disease? A cautionary tale ; volume:03 ; number:02 ; year:2011 ; pages:66-69 ; Ibnosina journal of medicine and biomedical sciences ; 03, Heft 02 (2011), 66-69

Contributors, Places and Time

• Contributor: Giguere, Alain ; Ahmed, Urooj

Further information

• DOI: 10.4103/1947-489X.210873
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022071813415785384367
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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