Tuberculous peritonitis in a young female diagnosed using mini-laparotomy: a case report.
Mil Med
; 159(11): 715-7, 1994 Nov.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7885604
ABSTRACT
An 18-year-old female Pacific Islander with abdominal pain, ascites, and fever was transferred to our hospital with suspected ovarian malignancy. These nonspecific clinical features of tuberculous peritonitis in a female frequently contribute to misdiagnosis. Preoperative findings included negative sputums, negative purified protein derivative, and no acid-fast bacilli (AFB) found in peritoneal fluid or fine needle biopsy of the omentum. Tuberculous peritonitis was diagnosed after omental biopsy obtained at mini-laparotomy showed granulomatous inflammation and positive isolation of AFB.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Peritonite Tuberculosa
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1994
Tipo de documento:
Article