A Comprehensive Review of Infectious Granulomatous Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract

Autor: Shivantha Amarnath, Liliane Deeb, Jobin Philipose, Xiaomin Zheng, Vivek Gumaste
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Zdroj: Gastroenterology Research and Practice, Vol 2021 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1687-6121
1687-630X
DOI: 10.1155/2021/8167149
Popis: A granuloma is defined as a localized inflammatory reaction or a hypersensitive response to a nondegradable product leading to an organized collection of epithelioid histiocytes. Etiologies of granulomatous disorders can be divided into two broad categories: infectious and noninfectious (autoimmune conditions, toxins, etc.) causes. The endless list of causalities may prove challenging for gastroenterologists and pathologists to formulate a list of clearly defined differentials. This is true when distinguishing these etiologies based on various clinical presentations and endoscopic and histological findings. We aim to provide a comprehensive review of some of the frequent and rare infectious granulomatous diseases of the gastrointestinal tract documented in the literature to date. We provide an overview of each infectious pathology with an emphasis on epidemiology, clinical presentation, and endoscopic and histologic findings, in addition to treatment.
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals
Externí odkaz:
Nepřihlášeným uživatelům se plný text nezobrazuje