Diagnostic challenge of gastrointestinal tuberculosis: a report of 34 cases and an overview of the literature

Muhammad Radzi; Nik Rihan; Natesan Vijayalakshmi; Subhada Prasad Pani

Diagnostic challenge of gastrointestinal tuberculosis: a report of 34 cases and an overview of the literature

Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2009 May;40(3):505-10.

Authors

Muhammad Radzi¹, Nik Rihan, Natesan Vijayalakshmi, Subhada Prasad Pani

Affiliation

¹ Clinical Research Center, Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Alor Setar, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia.

PMID: 19842436

Abstract

We report 34 cases of gastrointestinal TB from Malaysia and present an overview of the diagnostic challenges. A concerted effort is necessary to improve the existing diagnostic methods, and develop and evaluate newer diagnostic tools through well designed multi-center studies.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Endoscopy
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Malaysia
Male
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification*
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / diagnosis*
Young Adult