Tuberculous lymphadenitis: an uncommon cause of obstructive jaundice

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006 Aug;4(8):xxiv. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2006.02.007. Epub 2006 May 11.

Authors

Franco Armelao¹, Mattia Barbareschi, Giovanni de Pretis

Affiliation

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, S. Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy.

PMID: 16697273
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2006.02.007

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
Biliary Tract Diseases / diagnosis*
Biliary Tract Diseases / drug therapy
DNA, Bacterial / isolation & purification
Drug Therapy, Combination
Emigration and Immigration
Humans
Intestinal Mucosa / microbiology
Jaundice, Obstructive / drug therapy
Jaundice, Obstructive / etiology*
Male
Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / diagnosis*
Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / drug therapy

Substances

Antitubercular Agents
DNA, Bacterial