Tuberculous peritonitis in a cerebral palsy patient: A challenge in diagnosis and management
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2019.04.019
Abstract: Highlights • Mental retardation caused by cerebral palsy results in difficult examination.• Spasticity in cerebral palsy can mimic acute abdomen.• Diagnosis of tuberculous peritonitis constitutes difficult task in cerebral palsy. read more here.
Keywords: cerebral palsy; tuberculous peritonitis; patient challenge; palsy patient ... See more keywords
Tuberculous peritonitis in patients on peritoneal dialysis: a 35-year experience from a large medical center in Northern Taiwan
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DOI: 10.1080/0886022x.2022.2153064
Abstract: Abstract Introduction Tuberculous peritonitis (TBP) is a rare but fatal complication in patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD). In this study, we aimed to determine the demographic features, clinical features, laboratory parameters, and clinical outcomes of… read more here.
Keywords: year; peritoneal dialysis; peritonitis patients; patients peritoneal ... See more keywords
P1217VALUE OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS SPECIFY ELISOPT IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF PERITONEAL DIALYSIS-ASSOCIATED TUBERCULOUS PERITONITIS PATIENTS
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DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfaa142.p1217
Abstract: Patients with ESRD undergoing chronic dialysis are 6 to 25 times more likely to develop tuberculosis (TB) than the general population. Tuberculous peritonitis is the most common form of tuberculosis infection in peritoneal dialysis patients.… read more here.
Keywords: tuberculous peritonitis; diagnosis; peritoneal dialysis; tuberculosis ... See more keywords
MO697TUBERCULOUS PERITONITIS WITH HEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS IN A PATIENT ON CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS: A CASE REPORT
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DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfab101.0019
Abstract: Tuberculosis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Tuberculous peritonitis in patients on Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD), though uncommon, has been reported from different parts of the world. Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is… read more here.
Keywords: patient; peritonitis; capd; dialysis ... See more keywords
Tuberculous Peritonitis.
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DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.tnmi7-0006-2016
Abstract: Tuberculous peritonitis is rare in the United States but continues to be reported to occur in certain high-risk populations, which include patients with AIDS or cirrhosis, patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, recent immigrants from… read more here.
Keywords: tuberculous peritonitis; diagnosis; fluid; microbiology ... See more keywords
Primary malignant peritoneal mesothelioma mimicking tuberculous peritonitis: A case report
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DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i10.3156
Abstract: BACKGROUND Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare malignancy arising in mesothelial cells in the peritoneum. It can be mistaken for many other diseases, such as peritoneal carcinomatosis and tuberculous peritonitis (TBP), because its clinical… read more here.
Keywords: malignant peritoneal; peritoneal mesothelioma; peritoneal; mesothelioma ... See more keywords
Tuberculous peritonitis following intestinal perforation in malignancy.
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DOI: 10.1590/1806-9282.64.05.408
Abstract: Tuberculous peritonitis is one of the most common causes of exudative ascites, especially in the young, and is an important cause of extra-pulmonary disease. However, tuberculous peritonitis is challenging to diagnose because there are no… read more here.
Keywords: intestinal perforation; tuberculous peritonitis; following intestinal; peritonitis following ... See more keywords
Hospitalizations for tuberculous peritonitis in the United States: Results from the national inpatient sample database from 2002 to 2014
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DOI: 10.4103/ijmy.ijmy_68_20
Abstract: Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is an uncommon disease in the Western hemisphere that can present with peritoneal involvement, as tuberculous peritonitis(TBP) causing abdominal pain and fever. The healthcare and economic burden of TBP in the United… read more here.
Keywords: inpatient sample; national inpatient; tuberculous peritonitis; sample database ... See more keywords