ArticleSaudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association
Differential diagnosis of intestinal tuberculosis from Crohn's disease and primary intestinal lymphoma in China.
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- Initial medical and surgical management of inflammatory bowel disease in the biologic era: A comparison between the United States and China.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2019Article
- Potential model for differential diagnosis between Crohn's disease and primary intestinal lymphoma.World journal of gastroenterology · 2016Article
- Misdiagnosis and Mistherapy of Crohn's Disease as Intestinal Tuberculosis: Case Report and Literature Review.Medicine · 2016Article
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- Distinguishing between Crohn's disease, tuberculosis, and lymphoma: still in murky waters.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology AssociationArticle
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
aimsThere are many similarities and overlaps in clinical, radiological, endoscopic, and histological features among intestinal tuberculosis (ITB), Crohn's disease (CD), and primary intestinal lymphoma (PIL), and the differential diagnosis of ITB can be very challenging for clinicians. PATIENTS AND
methodsThe clinical, radiologic, endoscopic, and pathological data of 213 patients were analyzed retrospectively. According to the diagnostic criteria and exclusive criteria of ITB, CD, and PIL, 83 patients were recruited and divided into three groups, including 30 cases in the ITB group, 38 cases in the CD group, and 15 cases in the PIL group, and the medical data and statistical analysis were recorded.
resultsRural patients with abdominal pain as the first symptom and with transverse ulcer and caseating granulomas were more common in the ITB group than the CD group, whereas urban patients with stool change as the first symptom, moderate or severe anemia, thickening of intestinal wall, rectal involvement, skipping distribution, prominent lymphoid aggregates, and irregular glands were more common in CD group than ITB group (P < 0.05). Young patients (age < 30 years) with fever, weakness, fatigue, abdominal mass, intestinal perforation, and emergent operation were more common in ITB group than PIL group, whereas thickening of intestinal wall, malignant lymphocytes, limited distribution, and involvement of small intestine occurred more in PIL group than ITB group (P < 0.05).
conclusionThe differential diagnosis of ITB from CD and PIL can be made by a combination of clinical manifestation, endoscopy, and pathological examinations.
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