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What is the most common site for tuberculosis in the abdomen?
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Ileocaecum (terminal ileum and caecum)
Why is ileocaecum the commonest site?
Due to an abundance of lymphoid tissue
What are the pathological subtypes?
Ulcerative and hypertrophic
What are the stages of ileocaecal junction TB?
Acute; subacute and chronic
What is the differential diagnosis?
Crohn disease; caecal malignancy
Low grade fever associated with loss of appetite and weight loss