Multiple serositis (report of five cases)

1. Five cases of multiple serositis, all caused by tuberculosis, were studied2. The absence of any marked inflammatory involvement of the abdominal organs in the cases we reported was pointed out in contrast to the almost constant marked intra-abdominal changes observed in the previously studied cases3. The relatively short duration of our cases, 2 to 10 months, was contrasted to the 2 to 4-year or even 16-year duration of the polyserositis reported by others4. A short review of the literature on multiple serositis is also given. (Summary)