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ArticleJournal of rural medicine : JRM2024

Asymptomatic intestinal tuberculosis of the terminal ileum diagnosed on colonoscopy: a case report and literature review.

Hiroyasu Sakai, Hironao Ichikawa, Jun Takada, Masaya Kubota, Takashi Ibuka, Yohei Shirakami, Masahito Shimizu

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Article in Journal of rural medicine : JRM, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hiroyasu SakaiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Gifu University Hospital, Japan.
Hironao IchikawaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Gifu University Hospital, Japan.
Jun TakadaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Gifu University Hospital, Japan.
Masaya KubotaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Gifu University Hospital, Japan.
Takashi IbukaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Gifu University Hospital, Japan.
Yohei ShirakamiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Gifu University Hospital, Japan.
Masahito ShimizuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Gifu University Hospital, Japan.
Gifu University Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: Colonoscopy is useful in diagnosing intestinal tuberculosis. However, the terminal ileum is generally not examined during routine colonoscopy. Therefore, even with colonoscopy, the diagnosis can be missed in patients with lesions confined to the terminal ileum. Herein, we report the case of an asymptomatic patient with intestinal tuberculosis, in whom a colonoscope insertion into the terminal ileum led to the diagnosis. Patient: An asymptomatic 71-year-old man visited our hospital for a colonoscopy after a positive fecal occult blood test. Results: Colonoscopy revealed diffuse edematous and erosive mucosa in the terminal ileum. Conclusion: Asymptomatic intestinal tuberculosis may occasionally be detected on colonoscopy following a positive fecal occult blood test and is sometimes confined to the terminal ileum. Therefore, clinicians should consider intestinal tuberculosis in the differential diagnosis of the causes of positive fecal occult blood test results and perform colonoscopies, including observation of the terminal ileum.

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colonoscopyfecal occult blood testintestinal tuberculosis

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PMID38655227
PMCPMC11033675
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