AI Article Synopsis
- Incidence of tuberculosis is rising in the Netherlands, particularly among immigrants, with a notable percentage suffering from extrapulmonary forms of the disease.
- Nearly half of those with tuberculosis have it outside the lungs, and a small fraction affects the gastrointestinal tract.
- In a recent case study, three patients were diagnosed with gastrointestinal tuberculosis affecting their oesophagus, colon, and pancreas, and they were treated successfully after a prolonged diagnostic process.
Article Abstract
Incidence of tuberculosis has increased in the Netherlands in recent years, especially among immigrants. Nearly half of all patients with tuberculosis have extrapulmonary disease; in 5% of these patients it is localized in the gastrointestinal tract. Despite the low incidence of gastrointestinal tuberculosis we recently established this diagnosis in three of our patients, who demonstrated tuberculosis within the oesophagus, colon and pancreas, respectively. They were successfully treated, but only after a long diagnostic process.
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