Colonic Tuberculosis Mimicking Crohn's Disease (6 of 12)

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Seen after staining with methylene blue. The ileocecal region is the most common site of tuberculosis in the gastrointestinal tract. The common imaging findings include thickening of the ileocecal valve and adjacent ileum and colon. At CT, mesenteric lymphadenopathy with low attenuation suggestive of necrosis is typically found, although soft -tissue attenuation nodes occasionally occur, colonic tuberculosis can take several forms, including segmental ulceration, inflammatory strictures, and hypertrophic lesions that resemble polyps and masses.

tags: tuberculosis colon Crohn's disease colonoscopy methylene blue

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