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World J Clinical Cases. Sep 16, 2016; 4(9): 273-280
Published online Sep 16, 2016. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v4.i9.273
Tuberculosis terminal ileitis: A forgotten entity mimicking Crohn’s disease
Simona Gurzu, Calin Molnar, Anca Otilia Contac, Annamaria Fetyko, Ioan Jung
Simona Gurzu, Calin Molnar, Anca Otilia Contac, Annamaria Fetyko, Ioan Jung, Department of Pathology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 540139 Tirgu-Mures, Romania
Author contributions: Gurzu S wrote the manuscript and carried out the study design; Molnar C handled the clinical aspects of the case; Contac AO performed the autopsy and interpretation of the macroscopic data; Fetyko A interpretated the histological data and and checked the English quality; Jung I performed the histological examination and coordinated the study design and the draft of the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This case report was exempt from the Institutional Review Board standards at University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tirgu-Mures, Romania.
Informed consent statement: The patient involved in this study gave his written informed consent authorizing use and disclosure of his protected health information.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors have no conflicts of interests to declare.
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Correspondence to: Simona Gurzu, MD, PhD, Professor, Head of Research Laboratory, Department of Pathology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 38 Ghe Marinescu Street, 540139 Tirgu-Mures, Romania. simonagurzu@yahoo.com
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Received: April 23, 2016
Peer-review started: April 24, 2016
First decision: June 6, 2016
Revised: June 8, 2016
Accepted: July 11, 2016
Article in press: July 13, 2016
Published online: September 16, 2016
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Core Tip

Core tip: In this paper, we performed a case-based update of data regarding intestinal tuberculosis. In the case the patient was hospitalized with suspicion of Crohn’s disease and ileal perforation but the autopsy revealed a tuberculous ileotyphlitis. The necessity of a complete differential diagnosis and not forgotten the tuberculosis as a potential cause of death was highlighted in the paper.