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The Usefulness of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme in the Differential Diagnosis of Crohn's Disease and Intestinal Tuberculosis
Chang-Il Kwon, Pil Won Park, Haeyoun Kang, Gwang Il Kim, Sung Tae Cha, Kyung Soo Kim, Kwang Hyun Ko, Sung Pyo Hong, Seong Gyu Hwang, Kyu Sung Rim
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(1):1-7. Published online March 31, 2007
BackgroundSince the pathologic findings of Crohn's disease (CD) and intestinal tuberculosis (IT) overlap to a large degree, the development of other biomarkers will be of great help for making the differential diagnosis of these 2 diseases. The aim of the present study is to e..
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Clinical Investigation of Cavitary Tuberculosis and Tuberculous Pneumonia
Ki Man Lee, Kang Hyeon Choe, Sung Jin Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2006;21(4):230-235. Published online December 31, 2006
BackgroundThe radiographic characteristics of tuberculous pneumonia in adults are similar to primary tuberculosis that occurs in childhood, and upper lobe cavitary tuberculosis is the hallmark of postprimary tuberculosis. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factor..
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A Case of Gastric Tuberculosis Mimicking Advanced Gastric Cancer
Seong-Eun Kim, Ki-Nam Shim, Su Jin Yoon, Sung-Ae Jung, Tae Hun Kim, Kwon Yoo, Il Hwan Moon
Korean J Intern Med. 2006;21(1):62-67. Published online March 30, 2006
Tuberculosis of the stomach is quite rare, both as a primary or secondary infection. It can present as a facet of a multiorgan disease process or may result from immunodeficiency. Here, we report a rare, interesting case of gastric tuberculosis which morphologically mimicked advanced gastric canc..
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Clinical and Bronchoscopic Findings in Ugandans with Pulmonary Kaposi's Sarcoma
Deok Jong Yoo, Kwan Ho Lee, Paula Munderi, Kyeong Cheol Shin, Jae Kyo Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(4):290-294. Published online December 31, 2005
BackgroundPulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma (PKS) directly affects the life expectancy of those infected and yet the
clinical and radiographic features of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) with pulmonary involvement are nonspecific, which makes diagnosis difficult. In Uganda, pulmonary tuberculo..
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Solitary Intra-abdominal Tuberculous Lymphadenopathy Mimicking Duodenal GIST
You Sun Kim, Jeong Seop Moon, Jung Whan Lee, Il Kim, Soo Hyung Ryu, In Wook Paik
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(1):72-75. Published online March 31, 2005
Tuberculosis remains prevalent in developing countries and has recently re-emerged in the Western world. Intra-abdominal tuberculosis can mimic a variety of other abdominal disorders, and here we describe a patient with solitary tuberculous mesenteric lymphadenopathy mimicking duodenal gastrointe..
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