Internal Medicine
Online ISSN : 1349-7235
Print ISSN : 0918-2918
ISSN-L : 0918-2918
CASE REPORTS
Primary Gastric Tuberculosis Presenting as Non-Healing Ulcer and Mimicking Crohn's Disease
Naoki IshiiKeiichi FurukawaToshiyuki ItohYoshiyuki Fujita
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2011 Volume 50 Issue 5 Pages 439-442

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A 39-year-old woman was referred to our hospital for treatment of a non-healing gastric ulcer. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) revealed an erosion in the pyloric antrum and a longitudinal ulcer on the lesser curvature of the gastric body. The histopathologic examination of biopsy specimens revealed non-caseating epithelioid granulomas. Acid-fast staining did not reveal bacilli. The differential diagnosis included gastric tuberculosis, Crohn's disease, and sarcoidosis and empiric antituberculous therapy consisting of isoniazid, rifampicin, ethambutol, and pyrazinamide was initiated. Gastric lesions were subsequently resolved and non-caseating epithelioid granulomas were not demonstrated on the post-treatment examination. Recurrence was not observed during the follow-up period of 53 months.

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