Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal

"Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D014385
MeSH Number(s)	C01.252.410.040.552.846.628 C06.405.874
Concept/Terms	Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis

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Diseases [C]
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01]
Bacterial Infections [C01.252]
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections [C01.252.410]
Actinomycetales Infections [C01.252.410.040]
Mycobacterium Infections [C01.252.410.040.552]
Tuberculosis [C01.252.410.040.552.846]
Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal [C01.252.410.040.552.846.628]
Digestive System Diseases [C06]
Gastrointestinal Diseases [C06.405]
Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal [C06.405.874]

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