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Tuberculosis terminal ileitis: A forgotten entity mimicking Crohn's disease.
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Intestinal tuberculosis (TB) is an uncommon lesion for which differential diagnosis can be difficult. We present a case of a 53-year-old male and a systematic review of the literature, from clinical symptoms to differential diagnosis, unusual complications and therapy. The patient was admitted to the hospital with signs of acute abdomen as a result of a perforated terminal ileitis.
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Dipartimento di Chirurgia Pietro Valdoni Cattedra di Chirurgia d'Urgenza II, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Viale del Policlinico, 155, 00161 Roma.
Bone marrow transplant is currently the treatment of choice for a number of haematological neoplasms. High doses of antiblastic drugs, immunosuppressive agents and acute graft versus host disease before and after bone marrow transplant cause toxic damage to the liver and to the gastrointestinal tract. Related acute abdominal complications often need emergency surgical treatment with a 30-60% mortality rate.
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