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. 2013 Jan 14;19(2):258–264. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i2.258

Table 1.

Clinical information of the patients who were endoscopically diagnosed with suspicious tuberculosis

Gender/age Group1 PPI duration before diagnosis (d) Reason for endoscopy Endoscopy findings Pathology findings Decision for analysis Note
1 F/65 2 639 Diarrhea Scar, cecum No biopsy Excluded
2 F/73 1 844 Abdominal pain Scar, cecum No biopsy Excluded
3 F/65 2 1177 Routine check Scar, cecum No biopsy Excluded
4 F/60 1 415 Routine check Scar, terminal ileum No biopsy Excluded Small bowel resection due to tuberculosis 20 years ago
5 F/64 1 616 Anemia Scar, descending colon No biopsy Excluded
6 F/67 2 56 Abdominal pain Scar, cecum No biopsy Excluded
7 F/55 2 87 Routine check Scar, cecum No biopsy Excluded
8 F/82 2 523 Constipation Scar, cecum No biopsy Excluded
9 F/58 1 65 Lower abdominal pain Scar, cecum No biopsy Excluded
10 F/55 1 612 Routine check Scar, cecum No biopsy Excluded
11 M/52 1 894 Blood-tinged stool Scar, cecum No biopsy Excluded
12 F/61 2 29 Bloating Scar, cecum No biopsy Excluded
13 F/72 1 125 Hematochezia Ulcers, cecum Chronic active colitis Included
14 M/44 1 28 Anemia Ulcers, cecum/ transverse colon Non-caseating granuloma, negative PCR2 Included
15 F/63 2 55 Epigastric pain Ulcer, gastric cardia Non-caseating granuloma, positive PCR2 Included Palpable right supraclavicular lymph node
16 M/49 1 7 Melena Ulcers, terminal ileum Chronic active ileitis Excluded
17 M/41 1 574 Loose stool Ulcers, cecum Non-caseating granuloma, positive PCR2 Included
18 M/20 1 49 Lower abdominal pain Ulcers, ileocecal valve Chronic active colitis Included
19 F/66 1 1 Melena Ulcers, terminal ileum Chronic active ileitis Excluded
20 F/59 1 224 Lower abdominal pain Ulcers, ileocecal valve Chronic active colitis, Included
21 F/46 1 28 Epigastric pain Ulcers, mid-esophagus Non-caseating granuloma, positive PCR2 Included
1

Patients with PPI treatment for three months or less as group 1, and patients with more-than-three-month PPI treatment as group 2;

2

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. PPI: Proton pump inhibitor; M: Male; F: Female.