Peritonitis, Tuberculous
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Abdominal pain in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis under treatment with infliximab.

30 Jul 2009 In patients suffering from ankylosing spondylitis, silent inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is frequent. Furthermore, spondylarthritis may be the first manifestation of IBD.We describe the case of a patient suffering from ankylosing spondylitis who ... Read more...

[Multidrug resistant tuberculosis in Iceland--case series and review of the literature]

29 Jun 2009 BACKGROUND: Multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a growing health problem in the world. Treatment outcomes are poorer, duration longer and costs higher. We report three cases of MDR-TB diagnosed in Iceland in a six year period, 2003-8. CASE ... Read more...

Primary peritonitis due to brucellosis mimicking tuberculous peritonitis.

30 May 2009 Peritonitis due to brucellosis is extremely rare and the reported cases are mostly chronic hepatic failure patients with ascites or chronic renal failure patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. We report a 20-year-old male patient, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Peritonitis, Tuberculous'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Abdominal pain in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis under treatment with infliximab. 30 Jul 2009
• [Multidrug resistant tuberculosis in Iceland--case series and review of the literature] 29 Jun 2009
• Extrapulmonary tuberculosis. 29 Jun 2009
• CT findings of tuberculous peritonitis. 30 May 2009
• Primary peritonitis due to brucellosis mimicking tuberculous peritonitis. 30 May 2009
• Challenges with extrapulmonary tuberculosis. 29 Apr 2009
• Peritoneal tuberculosis and granulomatous hepatitis secondary to treatment of bladder cancer with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin. 13 Apr 2009
• Abdominal tuberculosis in southeastern Taiwan: 20 years of experience. 27 Feb 2009
• High jejunal perforation complicating tuberculous abdominal cocoon: a rare presentation in immune-competent male patient. 22 Feb 2009
• Extrapulmonary tuberculosis: a study comparing diabetic and nondiabetic patients. 16 Feb 2009
• Coexistence of tuberculous peritonitis and primary papillary serous carcinoma of the peritoneum: a case report and review of the literature. 12 Feb 2009
• Peritoneal tuberculosis after imatinib therapy. 7 Feb 2009
• Tuberculosis resembling a malignant tumour. 30 Jan 2009
• Tuberculous peritonitis. 30 Jan 2009
• Peritoneal tuberculosis with elevated serum Ca-125 level mimicking advanced stage ovarian cancer: a case report. 29 Jan 2009
• [Current profile of peritoneal tuberculosis: study of a Tunisian series of 42 cases and review of the literature] 5 Jan 2009
• Evaluation of 100 cases of ascites. 30 Dec 2008
• [Tuberculous peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis] 30 Dec 2008
• [A case of extrapulmonary multiple organ tuberculosis] 30 Dec 2008
• Tuberculous peritonitis: a surgical dilemma. 30 Dec 2008

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Technical information about 'Peritonitis, Tuberculous'

Definition: A form of PERITONITIS seen in patients with TUBERCULOSIS, characterized by lesion either as a miliary form or as a pelvic mass on the peritoneal surfaces. Most patients have ASCITES, abdominal swelling, ABDOMINAL PAIN, and other systemic symptoms such as FEVER; WEIGHT LOSS; and ANEMIA.

Descriptor UI: D014395

Alternative terms: Peritonitis, Tuberculous; Tuberculous Peritonitis; Tuberculosis, Peritoneal; Peritoneal Tuberculosis;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; transmission; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C01.252.410.040.552.846.246; C06.844.640.249;

History Note: 2005 (1966)