Education and imaging. Gastrointestinal: Tuberculosis of the sigmoid colon--a cautionary tale

J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2011 Nov;26(11):1692. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2011.06899.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Biopsy
  • Colectomy
  • Colon, Sigmoid / microbiology*
  • Colon, Sigmoid / pathology
  • Colonic Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Colonic Diseases / microbiology
  • Colonic Diseases / surgery
  • Crohn Disease / diagnosis*
  • Diagnostic Errors*
  • Diverticulosis, Colonic / complications
  • Diverticulosis, Colonic / diagnosis*
  • Diverticulosis, Colonic / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / complications
  • Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / diagnosis*
  • Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / microbiology
  • Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / surgery