Tuberculosis in an Immunocompetent Immigrant Patient.
| Autor: | Mekaiel A; Internal Medicine, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Jamaica, USA., Al-Tkrit A; Internal Medicine, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Jamaica, USA., Aneeb M; Internal Medicine, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Jamaica, USA., Saeed M; Internal Medicine, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Jamaica, USA., Doshi K; Internal Medicine, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Jamaica, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2020 Sep 03; Vol. 12 (9), pp. e10225. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Sep 03. |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.10225 |
| Abstrakt: | Peritoneal tuberculosis (TB) is a rare medical condition in developed nations like the United States, and it is uncommon to observe this condition in patients without underlying immunosuppression. This report describes a patient who developed abdominal pain, constipation, and ascites. And later on, he was diagnosed with peritoneal TB following laparoscopy with peritoneal biopsy. The patient was an immigrant from a high TB burden country but had no other common risk factors for the development of peritoneal TB. Treatment with anti-TB therapy resulted in significant clinical improvement. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2020, Mekaiel et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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