What is gastrointestinal tuberculosis? Definition, Meaning & Symptoms — Medical Dictionary
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gastrointestinal tuberculosis — Definition

Gastrointestinal tüberküloz / gastrointestinal tuberculosis
Gastrointestinal tuberculosis is a chronic disease that affects digestion system, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. Most often forms granuloma lesions in the stomach, fine intestine and thick intestine, including the veoçekal region. Clinical findings include abdominal pain, weight loss, fever, night sweating and intestinal congestion. The diagnosis is often associated with endoscopic, biopsy and microbiological culture, standard antitusculosis drug regimes are used in treatment.
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🇹🇷 Gastrointestinal tüberküloz
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🇬🇧 gastrointestinal tuberculosis
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❓ What is Gastrointestinal tüberküloz?
Gastrointestinal tüberküloz; gastrointestinal tuberculosis is a chronic disease that affects digestion system, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. Most often forms granuloma lesions in the stomach, fine intestine and thick intestine, including the veoçekal region. Clinical findings include abdominal pain, weight loss, fever, night sweating and intestinal congestion. The diagnosis is often associated with endoscopic, biopsy and microbiological culture, standard antitusculosis drug regimes are used in treatment.
❓ What is gastrointestinal tuberculosis in Turkish?
The Turkish equivalent of "gastrointestinal tuberculosis" is Gastrointestinal tüberküloz.
❓ Which medical field is Gastrointestinal tüberküloz related to?
This term belongs to the Diseases category.