Crohn's Disease or Tuberculosis?

Overview

Journal J Travel Med

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialties Infectious Diseases
Public Health

Date 2011 May 5

PMID 21539668

Citations 4

Authors

Kiley W J Loh

Raouf Bassily

Joseph Torresi

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Abstract

A Nepali-born migrant was diagnosed with intestinal tuberculosis (TB) after being initially considered for Crohn's disease. Differentiating the two diseases is challenging but important owing to variation in treatment, the potential for dissemination of TB under immunosuppression for Crohn's disease, and emergent Australian migration from TB endemic countries.

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