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.
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D014385
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.410.040.552.846.628 C06.405.874
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal" by people in Profiles.
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Massive intestinal bleeding in a child with superior mesenteric artery aneurysm and gastrointestinal tuberculosis. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2006 Aug; 43(2):256-9.
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Mesenteric pseudoaneurysm in a 12-year-old girl with abdominal tuberculosis presenting with massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Pediatr Radiol. 2006 May; 36(5):456-9.
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Gastrointestinal infection in the immunocompromised (AIDS) patient. Eur Radiol. 2004 Mar; 14 Suppl 3:E84-102.
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Computed tomographic evaluation of the gastrointestinal tract in diseases other than primary adenocarcinoma. Radiol Clin North Am. 1982 Dec; 20(4):781-96.