Differentiation of Crohn’s disease from intestinal tuberculosis in India in 2010

Table 2 Clinical parameters and operative findings of 68 surgical patients with Crohn’s and 41 patients with intestinal tuberculosis n (%)

Parameter	Crohn’s disease (n = 68)	Intestinal Tuberculosis (n = 41)	P value1
Clinical parameters
Male:female	38:30	28:13	NS
Mean age (yr)	31.2 (16-52)	36.8 (23-64)	NS
Fever	17 (25)	28 (68)	< 0.010
Pain	50 (73)	26 (63)	NS
Altered bowel habits	46 (67)	14 (34)	< 0.001
Fistula in ano	7 (12)	1 (2.4)	NS
Anemia	34 (50)	28 (68)	NS
Edema	22 (32)	14 (34)	NS
Growth retardation	14 (20)	4 (9.7)	NS
Treated as tuberculosis	18 (26)	8 (19)	NS
Pulmonary involvement	6 (8.2)	14 (34)	< 0.010
Abdominal distension	18 (26)	19 (46)	< 0.050
Abdominal lump	7 (12)	8 (19)	NS
Recurrent intestinal obstruction	40 (59)	14 (34)	< 0.020
Operative findings
Peritoneal nodules	15 (22)	32 (78)	< 0.001
Ascites	19 (27)	28 (68)	< 0.001
Nodules over bowel/mesentery	14 (20)	14 (34)	NS
Site of involvement:
Diffuse small bowel	22 (32)	6 (14.6)	< 0.050
Jejunum	14 (20)	6 (14.6)	NS
Ileum	44 (64)	32 (78)	NS
Colon	6 (8.8)	2 (4.8)	NS
Small bowel and colon	18 (26)	3 (7.3)	< 0.020
Multiple strictures	44 (64)	4 (9.7)	< 0.001
Skip lesions	17 (25)	4 (9.7)	NS
Internal fistula	14 (20)	1 (2.4)	< 0.01
Mesenteric fat creeping	44 (64)	28 (51)	NS
Shortened mesentery	18 (26)	14 (34)	NS
Aphthoid ulcers	32 (47)	15 (36)	NS
Deep linear ulcers	40 (59)	8 (19)	< 0.001
Cobblestone appearance	44 (64)	7 (17)	< 0.001
Stricture	40 (59)	18 (44)	NS

¹P value: by χ². NS: Not significant.