Suspected Intestinal Tuberculosis Might Be Crohn's Disease

الملخص EN

In this case report we provide evidence that supports a link between mycobacteria and Crohn's disease.

The patient in question, KG, presented on three separate occasions over a ten years period with features suggestive of intestinal tuberculosis.

He was treated successfully on each occasion with antimycobacterial drugs.

When he presented a fourth time with the same symptoms, he was diagnosed with Crohn's disease based on findings from endoscopy, histology and CT.

Subsequently he was treated with a course of steroids and made a full recovery.

This case adds weight to the theory that mycobateria has an aetiological role in Crohn's disease.