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Can we take biopsy if colonoscopy norma to detect ileocecal tuberculosis?
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Abdominal TB...: ...is due to infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Although almost any site is possible, it generally affects the following abdominal organs: terminal ileum & cecum are most common due to abundance of lymphoid tissue, colon, liver, liver, spleen, peritoneum, lymph nodes. It may present as ulceration, hypertrophy, or both. Ref. http://radiopaedia.org/
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