Tuberculosis extrapulmonar con compromiso peritoneal. Reporte de caso clínico y revisión de literatura / Extrapulmonary tuberculosis with peritoneal compromise. Case clinical report and literature review
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Univ. Chile
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28(3): 195-201, 20170000.
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RESUMEN
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis accounts for a significant proportion of tuberculosis cases worldwide (about 20-25% of the cases). Nevertheless, the diagnosis is often delayed or even missed due to insidious clinical presentation and poor performance of diagnostic tests. Peritoneal tuberculosis is due to the infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the peritoneum. It represents 0.7% of total cases of tuberculosis. This disease can mimic malignancy specially in women, because of its clinical presentation with ascites, weight loss and similar radiological sings. The phenomenon of migration, the increased use of immunosuppressive therapy and the epidemic of AIDS have contributed to a resurgence of this disease. We present the clinical case of a Haitian woman who presented ascites, abdominal pain and weight loss with radiological signs that suggested peritoneal carcinomatosis, in which further studies of ascitic fluid showed elevated adenosindeaminase, a specific and sensitive finding for tuberculosis. (AU)
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Asunto principal:
Peritonitis Tuberculosa
Límite:
Adulto
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Femenino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Español
Revista:
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Univ. Chile
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Chile
Institución/País de afiliación:
San Borja Arriarán/CL
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Universidad de Chile/CL
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