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  • Title: Abdominal tuberculosis mimicking Crohn's disease: a difficult diagnosis. Report of a case.
    Author: Petroianni A, Mugnaini L, Laurendi G, Giousuè S, Schininà V, Bibbolino C, Bisetti A.
    Journal: Panminerva Med; 2002 Jun; 44(2):155-8. PubMed ID: 12032437.
    Abstract:
    Abdominal involvement by tuberculosis as first site of disease is comparatively rare in industrialized countries. The emergence of new groups of patients at risk arouse a particular and due interest. This report describes a case of abdominal tuberculosis with a first diagnosis of Crohn's disease in an immigrant girl from Peru. The diagnosis can be difficult because extrapulmonary tuberculosis is often paucibacillary and the disease may mimic a variety of gastrointestinal disorders.
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