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TUBERCULOSIS that involves any region of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, mostly in the distal ILEUM and the CECUM. In most cases, MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS is the pathogen. Clinical features include ABDOMINAL PAIN; FEVER; and palpable mass in the ileocecal area.
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- Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal
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- National Library of Medicine. Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014385. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014385
- Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18556166