Remission of Crohn's Disease with Tuberculosis Chemotherapy

Abstract
To the Editor: There is evidence that atypical mycobacteria may cause Crohn's disease.1 , 2 We report the case of a 60-year-old white man whose long-standing Crohn's disease remitted during treatment for coincidental tuberculosis.In 1967 the patient began to have watery diarrhea six times daily. In 1968 the stool frequency increased to 12 times a day and was associated with blood and mucus; rectal biopsy showed inflammation with a crypt abscess. In 1972 the results of a rectal biopsy were considered diagnostic of Crohn's disease. Rectal and colonic biopsy specimens in the period from 1974 to 1983 showed mixed inflammatory infiltration . . .

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