Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences
Yazarlar: M.Rama Devi, M.S.Sridhar, C Jaya Bhaskar, Shankar Reddy Dudala
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DOI:10.21276/apjhs.2015.2.1.8
Anahtar Kelimeler:Abdominal tuberculosis,Extra pulmonary tuberculosis,Peritonitis
Özet: Abdominal tuberculosis is one of the common extra pulmonary tuberculousinfection.Its clinical presentation is variable and as most of the investigations arenon-specific and less sensitive, may sometimes become diagnostic dilemma.Tuberculous peritonitis is one of the uncommon presentation.The risk is increased with cirrhosis,HIV,Diabetes Mellitus and underlying malignancy. The clinical profile of 16 patients with tuberculous peritonitis is discussed in this report.Clinical presentation together with ultrasonographic, blood and ascitic fluid analysis help in thediagnosis of tuberculous peritonitis in the absence of laparoscopy and tissue biopsy.Strong suspicion of the conditionbased on clinical presentation along with other investigations is important to start ATT in endemic country like India.