Diagnosis of abdominal tuberculosis: Experience from 11 cases and review of the literature

Uzunköy, Ali; Harma, Müge; Harma, Mehmet

doi:10.3748/wjg.v10.i24.3647

Cited by 212 publications

(185 citation statements)

References 28 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

156

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Pain can be either colicky due to luminal compromise, or dull and continuous when the mesenteric lymph nodes are involved. The most common symptoms reported in various studies were fever (73-75%) (20,21), weight loss (46.9-81%) (21,22), fatigue (81%) (22), and abdominal pain (51.2-93%) (4,21,(23)(24)(25).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessment of 35 children with abdominal tuberculosis

Kılıç

Somer²,

Törün³

et al. 2015

Turk J Gastroenterol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background/Aims: To contribute to the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric abdominal tuberculosis cases by assessing the clinical, laboratory, and radiological features of patients who presented at our clinic and were diagnosed with abdominal tuberculosis. Materials and Methods: Clinical, laboratory, and radiological features were reviewed retrospectively for 35 patients diagnosed with abdominal tuberculosis and followed up at the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Clinic between January 1987 and August 2012. Results: The study group included 16 female (45.7%) and 19 male (54.3%) patients with an age range of 6 months to 16 years (mean: 9.77±4.36 years). Twenty-nine patients were diagnosed with tuberculosis peritonitis, five patients with intestinal tuberculosis, and one patient with pelvic tuberculosis. The most common signs and symptoms were ascites, abdominal pain, abdominal distention, weight loss, and fever. Mean duration of the complaints was 109 days (range: 10 days to 3 years). Conclusion: Abdominal tuberculosis is a disease with an insidious course without disease-specific clinical and laboratory signs. When the disease is suspected, laparoscopy or laparotomy could be helpful in diagnosis. Employing ultrasound and computed tomography signs, abdominal tuberculosis should be included in differential diagnoses in regions with a high incidence of tuberculosis when there is abdominal pain, weight loss, ascites, history of contact with individuals with tuberculosis, and positive tuberculin skin test when patients have not been Bacillus Calmette Guerin BCG vaccinated.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessment of 35 children with abdominal tuberculosis

Kılıç

Somer²,

Törün³

et al. 2015

Turk J Gastroenterol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…(12) This is consistent with the increased health seeking behaviour amongst males in our country. There were mostly young adults as seen in most studies (10,11,13).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Spectrum of Abdominal Tuberculosis and its Manifestations in a Tertiary Care Centre- A Cross Sectional Study

Murthy¹

2017

JMSCR

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In the cases reported here, serology for HIV was negative in both patients, and they denied previous tuberculosis, with normal thorax radiography. The most frequent symptom is abdominal pain, present in 85-90% of the cases; other symptoms may occur, such as: fever, loss of weight, abdominal distension, diarrhea, nausea, vomit, poor absorption, constipation and weakness 12,13 . The occurrence of low digestive hemorrhage is rare 14 , and the physical examination may show palpable abdominal mass, as observed in the first case presented here.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Intestinal tuberculosis in immunocompetent/HIV negative patients: case report of two patients

Brambilla¹,

Ponte²,

Ruschel³

et al. 2012

J. Coloproctol. (Rio J.)

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Diagnosis of abdominal tuberculosis: Experience from 11 cases and review of the literature

Abstract: Abdominal TB should be considered in all cases with ascites. Our experience suggests that PCR of ascitic fluid obtained by ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration is a reliable method for its diagnosis and should at least be attempted before surgical intervention.

Cited by 212 publications

References 28 publications

Assessment of 35 children with abdominal tuberculosis

Assessment of 35 children with abdominal tuberculosis

Spectrum of Abdominal Tuberculosis and its Manifestations in a Tertiary Care Centre- A Cross Sectional Study

Intestinal tuberculosis in immunocompetent/HIV negative patients: case report of two patients

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About