A Case Report of Primary Duodenal Tuberculosis Mimicking a Malignant Tumor
Clinical Endoscopy
;
: 346-349, 2014.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-108887
ABSTRACT
Tuberculosis remains a serious infectious disease with primary features of pulmonary manifestation in Korea. However, duodenal tuberculosis is rare in gastrointestinal cases of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Here, we report a case of primary duodenal tuberculosis mistaken as a malignant tumor and diagnosed with QuantiFERON-TB GOLD (Cellestis Ltd.) in an immunocompetent male patient.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Tuberculosis
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Communicable Diseases
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Korea
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Clinical Endoscopy
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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