Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal
"Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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TUBERCULOSIS that involves any region of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, mostly in the distal ILEUM and the CECUM. In most cases, MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS is the pathogen. Clinical features include ABDOMINAL PAIN; FEVER; and palpable mass in the ileocecal area.
MeSH Number(s)
C01.252.410.040.552.846.628
C06.405.874
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal" by people in Profiles.
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Antitubercular Therapy Given to Differentiate Crohn's Disease From Intestinal Tuberculosis Predisposes to Stricture Formation. J Crohns Colitis. 2020 Nov 07; 14(11):1611-1618.
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Case 19-2019: A 38-Year-Old Woman with Abdominal Pain and Fever. N Engl J Med. 2019 Jun 20; 380(25):2461-2470.
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Endoscopic and clinical responses to anti-tubercular therapy can differentiate intestinal tuberculosis from Crohn's disease. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2017 01; 45(1):27-36.
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CASE RECORDS of the MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL. Case 7-2016. An 80-Year-Old Man with Weight Loss, Abdominal Pain, Diarrhea, and an Ileocecal Mass. N Engl J Med. 2016 Mar 10; 374(10):970-9.
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An unusual case of gastric outlet obstruction caused by tuberculosis: challenges in diagnosis and treatment. BMJ Case Rep. 2013 May 22; 2013.
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Syndecan-1 and heparanase: potential markers for activity evaluation and differential diagnosis of Crohn's disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2013 Apr; 19(5):1025-33.
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Possible antistenotic effect of tranilast in a patient with small bowel tuberculosis to prevent intestinal obstruction due to stenosis progression by antituberculous chemotherapy. Dig Endosc. 2013 May; 25(3):333-5.
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Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 27-2011. A 17-year-old boy with abdominal pain and weight loss. N Engl J Med. 2011 Sep 08; 365(10):940-50.
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Lower gastrointestinal tract tuberculosis: an important but neglected disease. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2009 Oct; 24(10):1175-80.
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Clinical and ultrasonographic features of abdominal tuberculosis in HIV positive adults in Zambia. BMC Infect Dis. 2009 Apr 17; 9:44.