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- Intestinal tuberculosis accounts for 10% of extrapulmonary TB cases and is often confused with other gastrointestinal diseases like Crohn's Disease due to similar symptoms.
- Diagnosing this infection is challenging because it has few bacteria present, making it hard to identify.
- A case study of a 57-year-old patient initially diagnosed with Crohn's Disease showed no improvement with treatment, leading to a later diagnosis of Intestinal Tuberculosis, which improved with the right therapy.
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Intestinal tuberculosis is a bacterial infection that represents 10% of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. It is known as the great mimicker due to its clinical presentation similar to other diseases such as Crohn's Disease or Neoplastic Intestinal Disease. Its diagnosis is complex, given the paucibacillary characteristic of the disease. We present the case of a 57-year-old patient with an initial diagnosis of Crohn's Disease, starting immunosuppressive therapy. After no response to the initial therapy and with a new endoscopic and anatomopathological study, Intestinal Tuberculosis was concluded, which after starting therapy evolved favorably.
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