Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences

Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences

A series of 16 cases of Tuberculous peritonitis

Yazarlar: M.Rama Devi, M.S.Sridhar, C Jaya Bhaskar, Shankar Reddy Dudala

Cilt 2 , Sayı 1 , 2015 , Sayfalar 51-54

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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.


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@article{2015, title={A series of 16 cases of Tuberculous peritonitis}, volume={2}, number={51–54}, publisher={Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences}, author={M.Rama Devi,M.S.Sridhar,C Jaya Bhaskar,Shankar Reddy Dudala}, year={2015} }
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M.Rama Devi,M.S.Sridhar,C Jaya Bhaskar,Shankar Reddy Dudala. (2015). A series of 16 cases of Tuberculous peritonitis (Vol. 2). Vol. 2. Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences.
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M.Rama Devi,M.S.Sridhar,C Jaya Bhaskar,Shankar Reddy Dudala. A Series of 16 Cases of Tuberculous Peritonitis. no. 51–54, Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences, 2015.