Tuberculous colitis mimicking Crohn's disease: utility of computed tomography in the differentiation
| Autor: | M Kardache, Mourad Boudiaf, Philippe Soyer, A Lavergne-Slove, O Logeay, S H Zidi, Roland Rymer |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Exploratory laparotomy medicine.medical_treatment Colonoscopy Diagnosis Differential Crohn Disease medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Colitis Barium enema Neuroradiology Crohn's disease medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Interventional radiology General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease digestive system diseases Tuberculosis Gastrointestinal Female Radiology Differential diagnosis Tomography X-Ray Computed business |
| Zdroj: | European Radiology. 8:1221-1223 |
| ISSN: | 1432-1084 0938-7994 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s003300050539 |
| Popis: | The case of a 50-year-old woman with pathologically proven tuberculous colitis is reported. Clinical course, single-contrast barium enema, and colonoscopy suggested Crohn's disease. Computed tomography allowed the correct diagnosis of tuberculous colitis as it showed asymmetric thickening of the colonic wall and enlarged necrotic lymph nodes. This case suggests that the diagnosis of tuberculous colitis may be difficult and raises the differential diagnosis with Crohn's disease. Our observation suggests that computed tomography can be helpful for the diagnosis and may avoid unnecessary exploratory laparotomy. |
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