Abstract
Abdominal tuberculosis is often diagnosed in a late stage because symptoms are aspecific. Two patients with intestinal tuberculosis and tuberculous peritonitis respectively, both from endemic countries presented with long-standing fever, abdominal pain and weight loss. Acid fast bacilli were present in aspirate and biopsy specimens obtained by colonoscopy and laparoscopy respectively; PCR was positive for M. tuberculosis complex and later M. tuberculosis was cultured. Both patients responded to antituberculous therapy. In one patient AIDS was diagnosed
Original language | Undefined/Unknown |
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Pages (from-to) | 119-122 |
Journal | The Netherlands journal of medicine |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1997 |
Keywords
- AMC wi-co