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Digestive System Diseases > Gastrointestinal Diseases > Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal
... > Infections > Bacterial Infections and Mycoses > Bacterial Infections > Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections > Actinomycetales Infections > Mycobacterium Infections > Tuberculosis > Tuberculosis, Extrapulmonary > Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal

Preferred term

Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal  

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Entry terms

  • Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis

Note

  • coord IM with specific organ or organ /dis (IM)

Scope note

  • TUBERCULOSIS that involves any region of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, mostly in the distal ILEUM and the CECUM. In most cases, MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS is the pathogen. Clinical features include ABDOMINAL PAIN; FEVER; and palpable mass in the ileocecal area.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D014385

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