Abdominal tuberculosis misdiagnosed as Crohn's disease

Introduction: Tuberculosis may mimic many other diseases. Intestinal tuberculosis is part of the differential diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease. Case report: We present a case of a 59 years old native Hungarian female, who was referred to our outpatient clinic with bloody stool. On initial examination she was found to have histological proven Crohn's disease with ulcerations in the distal part of the ileum, the cecum and the ascending colon. Because her condition worsened despite the administration of a mesalazine preparation, she was admitted to our hospital and treated with parenteral steroid. An ultraso…