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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Gastrointestinal Infections 2022; 12(02): 138-140
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1757491
Patient Education

Patient Education: Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis

Vishal Sharma 
1   Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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What Is Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis?

Tuberculosis is a disease caused by a type of bacteria named Mycobacterium tuberculosis and it usually affects the lungs. It spreads from one person to another by droplets released in air due to coughing by an infected individual. Tuberculosis can affect virtually any organ of the body. The involvement of the gastrointestinal tract is labeled as gastrointestinal tuberculosis. The most common site is the ileocecal region (where the small intestine meets the large intestine), but it can involve any site in the gastrointestinal tract.[1]

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V.S.: literature review, initial draft and revisions.


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Publication History

Received: 21 January 2022

Accepted: 23 February 2022

Article published online:
22 September 2023

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