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Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Gastrointestinal tuberculosis in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis
QJM, Volume 74, No. 3, Year 1990
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Proven or suspected intestinal tuberculosis was diagnosed in 23(46 per cent) of 50 patients with smear-positive, cavitatlng pulmonary tuberculosis. The diagnosis was regarded as proven in patients and suspected in the remaining nine. The frequency of proven gastrointestinal disease increased with the severity of the pulmonary tuberculosis. Small intestinal disease was encountered in only two patients. Small mucosal lesions in the caecum were the most commonly detected pathological features. Colonoscopy was of particular value in establishing the diagnosis, which could not be predicted from the patients’ abdominal signs or gastrointestinal symptoms. © Oxford University Press 1990.
Authors & Co-Authors
Pettengell, Keith
South Africa, Durban
Addington Hospital
Larsen, C.
South Africa, Durban
Addington Hospital
Garb, Mini
South Africa, Durban
Addington Hospital
Mayet, Fatima G.H.
South Africa, Durban
Addington Hospital
Simjee, Ahmed E.
South Africa, Durban
Addington Hospital
Pirie, Duncan
South Africa, Congella
King Edward Viii Hospital
Statistics
Citations: 43
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/oxfordjournals.qjmed.a068438
ISSN:
14602725
e-ISSN:
14602393