[Crohn disease and abdominal tuberculosis: complications related to a diagnostic error].

Introduction: We report the case of a patient with abdominal tuberculosis initially treated as Crohn disease.

Case: A 50-year-old man, diagnosed with Crohn disease, was admitted to the intensive care unit for acute respiratory failure. After a new diagnosis of pulmonary and ileocecal tuberculosis and appropriate treatment for it, he improved.