A Severe Case of Tuberculosis Radiologically and Endoscopically Mimicking Colorectal Cancer with Peritoneal Carcinomatosis

Rath T, Atreya R, Geissdorfer W, Lang R, Nägel A, Neurath M (2017)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2017

Journal

Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Book Volume: 2017

DOI: 10.1155/2017/6206951

Abstract

Although generally rising in incidence, intestinal tuberculosis is still rare in western countries and due to unspecific manifestations mainly as ulcerations on endoscopy, diagnosis of intestinal tuberculosis is challenging. Within this report, we describe a case of severe intestinal tuberculosis radiologically and endoscopically masquerading as colorectal cancer with peritoneal carcinomatosis. Our case exemplifies that intestinal tuberculosis needs to be considered as a differential diagnosis in patients at risk and that undelayed and sensitive diagnosis of intestinal tuberculosis is of central importance for avoiding unfavorable disease outcome.

Authors with CRIS profile

Raja Atreya Professur für Translationale Immunforschung bei chronisch entzündlichen Darmerkrankungen (Heisenberg-Professur) Roland Lang Professur für Angeborene Immunität und Pathogenerkennung Markus Neurath Lehrstuhl für Innere Medizin I

How to cite

APA:

Rath, T., Atreya, R., Geissdorfer, W., Lang, R., Nägel, A., & Neurath, M. (2017). A Severe Case of Tuberculosis Radiologically and Endoscopically Mimicking Colorectal Cancer with Peritoneal Carcinomatosis. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/6206951

MLA:

Rath, Timo, et al. "A Severe Case of Tuberculosis Radiologically and Endoscopically Mimicking Colorectal Cancer with Peritoneal Carcinomatosis." Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine 2017 (2017).

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