Seminar Report From the 2014 Taiwan Society of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (TSIBD) Spring Forum (May 24th, 2014): Crohn's Disease Versus Intestinal Tuberculosis Infection.

Author: Meng Tzu WENG ¹ ; Shu Chen WEI ; Chun Che LIN ; Yuk Min TSANG ; Chia Tung SHUN ; Jann Yuan WANG ; Ming Jium SHIEH ; Cheng Yi WANG ; Jau Min WONG
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1. Department of Internal Medicine, Far-Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei, Taiwan.
Publication Type:Review
Keywords: Crohn disease; Tuberculosis, intestine
MeSH: Communicable Diseases; Crohn Disease*; Diagnosis; Diagnosis, Differential; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases*; Specialization; Taiwan*; Tuberculosis*
From:Intestinal Research 2015;13(1):6-10
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Since Taiwan is an endemic area for tuberculosis (TB), differential diagnosis between the intestinal TB and Crohn's disease is an important issue. The steering committee of Taiwan Society of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (TSIBD) has arranged a seminar accordingly on May 24th, 2014 and the different point of views by gastroenterologist, radiologist, pathologist and infectious disease specialist were suggested to help the proper diagnosis and management of these two diseases.