Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal
"Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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TUBERCULOSIS that involves any region of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, mostly in the distal ILEUM and the CECUM. In most cases, MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS is the pathogen. Clinical features include ABDOMINAL PAIN; FEVER; and palpable mass in the ileocecal area.
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D014385
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.410.040.552.846.628 C06.405.874
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal" by people in Profiles.
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Saxena D, Duncan RA, Faust RR, Campagna A. Abdominal cyst of unclear aetiology: gastrointestinal stromal tumour or reactivation of abdominal tuberculosis. BMJ Case Rep. 2022 Jan 06; 15(1).
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Favuzza J, Brotman S, Doyle DM, Counihan TC. Tuberculous fistulae in ano: a case report and literature review. J Surg Educ. 2008 May-Jun; 65(3):225-8.
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Clarke DL, Thomson SR, Bissetty T, Madiba TE, Buccimazza I, Anderson F. A single surgical unit's experience with abdominal tuberculosis in the HIV/AIDS era. World J Surg. 2007 May; 31(5):1087-96; discussion 1097-8.
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Wagner TE, Huseby ES, Huseby JS. Exacerbation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis enteritis masquerading as Crohn's disease after treatment with a tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitor. Am J Med. 2002 Jan; 112(1):67-9.
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Bankier AA, Fleischmann D, Wiesmayr MN, Putz D, Kontrus M, H?bsch P, Herold CJ. Update: abdominal tuberculosis--unusual findings on CT. Clin Radiol. 1995 Apr; 50(4):223-8.
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Balikian JP, Uthman SM, Kabakian HA. Tuberculous colitis. Am J Proctol. 1977 Feb; 28(1):75-9.
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Ferrucci JT, Janower ML. Localized infiltrating lesions of the stomach. Semin Roentgenol. 1971 Apr; 6(2):168-81.
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Balikian JP, Yenikomshian SM, Jidejian YD. Tuberculosis of the pyloro-duodenal area. Report of four cases. Am J Roentgenol Radium Ther Nucl Med. 1967 Oct; 101(2):414-20.