Abdominal tuberculosis: A retrospective analysis of 45 cases

Shreshtha, Suruchi; Ghuliani, Deepak

doi:10.1016/j.ijtb.2016.09.008

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“…In western countries, males constitute the majority of the immigrant population, which results from western publications, generally examining tuberculosis in males. In developing countries, the number of female patients in the series is reported to be higher [6] .…”

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Primary and secondary abdominal tuberculosis as a great mimicker of many diseases in general surgery

2019

Haydarpasa Numune Med J

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Introduction: Nonspecific characteristics of abdominal tuberculosis (AT) help the disease to mimic a grade scale of intraperitoneal conditions from cancer to inflammation. A significant burden arises from the diagnostic challenge also contributes to the deterioration of the conditions, which necessitates a higher than normal level of suspicion. Methods: Patients with AT who had no evidence of tuberculosis on lung imaging or anamnesis were evaluated in the primary AT (Group 1) group. Patients with AT who were found to have tuberculosis in lung imaging tests, anamnesis or another organ or in another part of the body and who had AT were examined in the secondary AT (Group 2) group. These two groups were compared with various parameters. Results: Of the 14 patients, who formed the primary AT group, eight of them were female, and six of them were male. Of the 36 patients who formed the secondary AT group, 18 were female, and 18 were male. The mean age of the primary AT group was significantly lower than the secondary AT group (p=0.027). The mean hematocrit value of the primary AT group was significantly lower than the secondary AT group (p=0.015). It was observed that the distribution of the presence of ascites in CT in the secondary AT group was significantly higher than the primary AT group (p=0.019). The presence of fever in the primary AT group was observed to be significantly higher than the secondary AT group (p=0.046). Presence of cough in secondary AT group was found to be statistically significantly higher (p=0.021). Discussion and Conclusion: Aging of all populations worldwide, drug resistance, increased number of immigrants and immunocompromised patients, all resulted in a minor pandemic of AT in all geographies. Although primary and secondary AT seem to share many similar characteristics, they also have statistically significant differences from each other.

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Primary and secondary abdominal tuberculosis as a great mimicker of many diseases in general surgery

2019

Haydarpasa Numune Med J

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“…Abdominal or intestinal tuberculosis is one of the commonest sites of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis infection [ 16 ]. However, diagnosis of abdominal tuberculosis can be challenging due to the low specificity and sensitivity of commonly used diagnosis modalities and the need for invasive procedures to make a confirmatory diagnosis [ 17 ].…”

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Distal jejunal obstruction due to Cryptococcus neoformans and rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis co-infection: A case report

Kasibante

Kagimu²,

Rutakingirwa³

et al. 2022

Medical Mycology Case Reports

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“…Abdominal tuberculosis is an infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis that affects the gastrointestinal and urinary tract, as well as the peritoneum, lymph nodes, or solid organs (liver, spleen, and pancreas) [4]. The World Health Organization estimates that extrapulmonary tuberculosis accounts for about 16% of all tuberculosis cases in 2019 [2].…”

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Isolated Splenic Tuberculosis in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Rare Case

Chablou

Jabi

M'barek

et al. 2021

Cureus

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Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide and the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent. Despite early diagnosis and improvements in medical science, the incidence of the disease is still a major public health problem in developing countries. Splenic tuberculosis is quite rare and occurs mostly as a part of miliary tuberculosis in individuals with immunosuppression. Isolated splenic tuberculosis is extremely rare in immunocompetent patients. We report a case of an immunocompetent man with isolated splenic tuberculosis.

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Abdominal tuberculosis: A retrospective analysis of 45 cases

Cited by 14 publications

References 27 publications

Primary and secondary abdominal tuberculosis as a great mimicker of many diseases in general surgery

Primary and secondary abdominal tuberculosis as a great mimicker of many diseases in general surgery

Distal jejunal obstruction due to Cryptococcus neoformans and rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis co-infection: A case report

Isolated Splenic Tuberculosis in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Rare Case

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