Wales JM, Mumtaz H, MacLeod WM. Gastrointestinal tuberculosis.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF DISEASES OF THE CHEST 1976;
70:39-57. [PMID:
1259919 DOI:
10.1016/0007-0971(76)90005-x]
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Abstract
Gastrointestinal tuberculosis continues to occur sporadically in hospitals in the British Isles. Accurate diagnosis may enable its rare but lethal complications to be anticipated. Pathology, clinical features and treatment are reviewed. The use of antituberculous chemotherapy and corticosteroids is discussed with reference to 14 cases of gastrointestinal tuberculosis seen in Southampton between 1951 and 1973.
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