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Postgrad Med J 2003;79:705-706
  • Case report

An unusual cause for a colonic stricture: a case of Mycobacterium xenopi mimicking malignancy

  1. J R E Rees1,
  2. A Longstaff2,
  3. H L Rigby3,
  4. D L Smith4,
  5. A R Dixon1
  1. 1Department of Surgery, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol
  2. 2Departments of Radiology
  3. 3Departments of Pathology
  4. 4Department of Medicine
  1. Correspondence to:
 Mr Jonathan R Rees
 Department of Surgery, North Bristol NHS Trust, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol BS16 1LE, UK; jrereesntlworld.com
  • Received 2 March 2003
  • Accepted 19 April 2003

Abstract

Colonic strictures are very common and are a frequent finding on double contrast barium examination; they very often reflect the presence of malignancy, diverticular disease, ischaemia, inflammatory bowel disease, and rarely mycobacterial disease. A case of mycobacterial disease mimicking malignancy is presented; this was due to a rare mycobacterial subtype and there was complete resolution of symptoms with antimycobacterial therapy.

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