Predictors of Clinical and Endoscopic Findings in Differentiating Crohn's Disease from Intestinal Tuberculosis

• Published in: Digestive diseases and sciences Vol. 56; no. 1; pp. 188 - 196
• Main Authors: Li, Xuefeng, Liu, Xiaowei, Zou, Yiyou, Ouyang, Chunhui, Wu, Xiaoping, Zhou, Minghuan, Chen, Linlin, Ye, Lingjuan, Lu, Fanggen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston Boston : Springer US 2011; Springer US; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adalimumab; Adult; Algorithms; Bacterial diseases; Biochemistry; Biological and medical sciences; China - epidemiology; Crohn Disease - diagnosis; Crohn Disease - epidemiology; Crohn Disease - pathology; Diagnosis; Diagnosis, Differential; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; Feeding. Feeding behavior; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gastroenterology; Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen; Hepatology; Human bacterial diseases; Humans; Infectious diseases; Linear Models; Male; Medical research; Medical sciences; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Medicine, Experimental; Middle Aged; Models, Theoretical; Mycobacterium; Oncology; Original Article; Other diseases. Semiology; Predictive Value of Tests; Retrospective Studies; Sensitivity and Specificity; Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus; Transplant Surgery; Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections; Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal - diagnosis; Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal - epidemiology; Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal - pathology; Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems; China; Regression equation; Clinical features; Differential diagnosis; Endoscopic features; Intestinal tuberculosis; Crohn’s disease; Metabolic diseases; Crohn's disease; Inflammatory disease; Crohn disease; Symptomatology; Gastroenterology; Digestive diseases; Intestinal disease; Diagnosis; Endoscopy; Predictive factor

Background There are many similarities and overlaps in clinical manifestations and ileocolonoscopic features between Crohn's disease (CD) and intestinal tuberculosis (ITB). Differentiation between CD and ITB is of great importance. Aim To investigate the values of clinical and endoscopic findin...