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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Protean manifestation of gastrointestinal tuberculosis: Report on 130 patients
Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, Volume 20, No. 3, Year 1995
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Description
Over the past 8 years, 820 patients with tuberculosis were seen at the Armed Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A total of 292 of these patients (35.6%) had pulmonary tuberculosis, and 130 patients (15.8%) had alimentary tract tuberculosis, making this the second commonest site of involvement. In these 130 patients, the disease was located in the upper gastrointestinal tract in 11 patients (8.5%), small bowel 44 patients (33.8%), large bowel 29 patients (22.3%), peritoneum 40 patients (30.7%), and liver 19 patients (14.6%). The diagnosis in most patients was made by specimens from endoscopy or laparoscopy, or liver or surgical specimens. Gastrointestinal tuberculosis is not uncommon in developing countries, and its incidence is increasing in developed countries due to immigration and in patients with AIDS or those receiving immunosuppressive therapy. It can mimic any diseases affecting the gastrointestinal tract and may present with very different symptoms, so a high index of suspicion is required. © 1995 Raven Press, Ltd., New York.
Authors & Co-Authors
al-Karawi, Mohammad Ali
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Riyadh Military Hospital
Mohamed, Abdelrahman Elsheikh
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Riyadh Military Hospital
Yasawy, Mohammed Ismail
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Riyadh Military Hospital
Graham, D. Y.
United States, Houston
Michael E. Debakey va Medical Center
Shariq, Sohail A.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Riyadh Military Hospital
Ahmed, Abdul Mutaal Mohamed
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Riyadh Military Hospital
Al-Jumah, A. A.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Riyadh Military Hospital
Ghandour, Zuhal M.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Riyadh Military Hospital
Statistics
Citations: 108
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1097/00004836-199504000-00013
e-ISSN:
15392031
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cohort Study