Histopathology and TB-PCR kit analysis in differentiating the diagnosis of intestinal tuberculosis and Crohn’s disease

Table 3 Classification of ITB and CD according to histopathologic parameters n (%)

Group	ITB (n = 55)	CD (n = 42)	Re-classification of ITB (n = 55)
I	14 (25.5)	0 (0.0)	ITB group: 26 (47.3)
II	12 (21.8)	1 (2.3)
III	23 (41.8)	15 (35.7)	Confusing group: 29 (52.7)
IV	6 (10.9)	26 (61.9)

Group I showing caseation necrosis; Group II showing more than four kinds of histopathologic parameters without caseation necrosis; Group III showing one to four kinds of histopathologic parameters without caseation necrosis; Group IV without any histopathologic parameters.