A close up magnification of the lesion is observed, using a
magnifying video endoscope after dye spraying.
Intestinal tuberculosis is much more difficult to diagnose
than pulmonary tuberculosis. One of the reasons is the
very low diagnostic yield of endoscopic biopsy specimens.
The differentiation between intestinal tuberculosis and
Crohn’s disease based on clinical features, radiology,
endoscopy, and histology is often difficult.
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