Volume 10, Issue 35 (12-2003)
RJMS 2003, 10(35): 407-411 |
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Talebi Taher M. DISSEMINATED TUBERCULOSIS PRESENTED BY ACUTE ABDOMEN: AN UNUSUAL CASE REPORT . RJMS 2003; 10 (35) :407-411
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Disseminated TB refers to simultaneous involvement of multiple organs like Pleura, Peritoneum, and Meninges. TB peritonitis manifests itself as a serous form with an exudative fluid usually containing 500-3000 cells and lymphocyte is typically predominant.The patient was a 19-year-old Afghan woman who referred to the hospital with acute abdomen. Analysis of peritonal fluid showed 50,000 cells with 95% PMNS. Smear and culture for mycobacteria were positive. The patient was under antituberculosis drug treatment and she didn’t have any problem after 10 months.
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Infectious Disease
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