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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2022, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (5): 517-521.doi: 10.19982/j.issn.1000-6621.20210729

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Progress in clinical research of gastrointestinal tuberculosis and its characteristics under endoscopy

YANG Ge-rile1, LI Yan-mei2(), ZHAO Li-ping3   

  1. 1Department of Gastroenterology, the First Clinical Medical College, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Huhhot 010030, China
    2Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Huhhot 010030, China
    3Department of Gastroenterology, First Hospital of Hohhot, Huhhot 010010, China
  • Received:2021-12-30 Online:2022-05-10 Published:2022-05-04
  • Contact: LI Yan-mei E-mail:nmgliyanmei@163.com

Abstract:

Gastrointestinal tuberculosis (GITB) is one of the common forms of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB), and can affect any part of the digestive tract. Diagnosis is challenging since the clinical manifestations may be similar with other digestive diseases or malignancies, and endoscopy and histology generally show non-specific inflammatory alterations. We reviewed the research progress in China and abroad on the clinical and endoscopic characteristics of gastrointestinal tuberculosis, to raise awareness of clinicians on such diseases to avoid misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis.

Key words: Tuberculosis,gastrointestinal, Disease attributes, Review literature as topic

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