gastrointestinal tuberculosis
MONDO:0005768Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names gastrointestinal tuberculosis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Tuberculosis that involves any region of the gastrointestinal tract, mostly in the distal ileum and the cecum. In most cases, mycobacterium tuberculosis is the pathogen. Clinical features include abdominal pain; fever; and palpable mass in the ileocecal area.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005768), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
1 feature
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, hp/releases/2026-09-01.
- Weight lossMondoHP:0001824
Where it sits
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: gastrointestinal tuberculosis
- Also called
- tuberculosis of intestines, peritoneum, and mesenteric glands