tuberculosis
Massive Rectal Bleeding (5 of 11)
The cecum area showing ulceration of the ileocecal valve Colonic TB may present as an inflammatory stricture, hypertrophic lesions resembling polyps or tumors, segmental ulcers and colitis or rarely,...
Massive Rectal Bleeding (4 of 11)
The apparent affinity of the tubercle bacillus for lymphoid tissue and areas of physiologic stasis facilitating prolonged contact between the bacilli and the mucosa may be the reasons for the ileum...
Massive Rectal Bleeding (3 of 11)
Large ulcer with an elevated margin Intestinal tuberculosis (TB) is rarely seen in western countries, affecting mainly immigrants and immunocompromised patients. However, the incidence of abdominal...
Colonic Tuberculosis Mimicking Crohn's Disease...
A close-up image. For more endoscopic details download the video clips by clicking on the images. The importance of considering tuberculosis in patients presenting with Crohn's disease. In this...
Colonic Tuberculosis Mimicking Crohn's Disease...
Seen after staining with methylene blue. Tuberculosis.--M tuberculosis is the most common cause of serious HIV-related infection worldwide, although it is less common in the United States than in...
Colonic Tuberculosis Mimicking Crohn's Disease...
The colonoscope could not be introduced beyond the lesion. Colonoscopy revealed a tumorous lesion in the ascending colon near the caecum The lymph nodes, peritoneum, and gastrointestinal tract are...
Colonic Tuberculosis Mimicking Crohn's Disease...
A tumorlike Appearance. Colonoscopic image shows that colonoscope was unable to pass stenotic segment. Severe narrowness in the ascending colon. Involving the distal colon, with severe inflammation,...
Colonic Tuberculosis Mimicking Crohn's Disease...
A close up magnification of the lesion is observed, using a magnifying video endoscope after dye spraying. See video clip. Intestinal tuberculosis is much more difficult to diagnose than pulmonary...
Colonic Tuberculosis Mimicking Crohn's Disease...
Chromoendoscopy has been applied in a variety of clinical settings and throughout all gastrointestinal tract segments that are accessible to the endoscope. The ileo-caecal area is reported to be the...
Colonic Tuberculosis Mimicking Crohn's Disease...
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...