Mycobacterial Diseases
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ISSN: 2161-1068
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2161-1068
+44 1478 350008
Sven Richter
Visceral and Vascular Surgery, Allgemein-, Fürst-Stirum-Klinik, Gutleutstraße 1-14, D-76646 Bruchsal,
Germany
Case Report
Abdominal Tuberculosis: a Benign Differential Diagnosis for Peritoneal Carcinosis: Report of a Case
Author(s): Dagmar Schweinfurth, Reinholdt-Dieter Baier and Sven RichterDagmar Schweinfurth, Reinholdt-Dieter Baier and Sven Richter
Tuberculosis remains a challenge in medicine despite availability of antibiotic treatments. Latent tuberculosis is found in a third of the world’s population. Abdominal tuberculosis is a rare condition in high-income countries, with peritoneal tuberculosis and splenic abscess occurring even less frequently, even in countries with higher prevalence of abdominal tuberculosis. We describe such an uncommon constellation of peritoneal tuberculosis and splenic abscess. Our case demonstrates the challenges in diagnosing abdominal tuberculosis, providing the caveat that tuberculosis should be kept in mind whenever unspecific findings occur in abdominal imaging or unusual surgical findings. In our case, thorough history-taking - including explicit questionings about tuberculosis exposition decades ago - provided the only lead pointing towards the correct interpretation of otherwise unspe.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-1068.1000173