Simultaneous Peritoneal and Terminal Ileal Tuberculosis: About A Case Report and Review of Literature

Autor: Jihane Rizkou, Acila Handa, Hala Aouroud, Khadija Krati
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports. 11:776-778
ISSN: 2347-6559
2347-9507
Popis: Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that affects mostly the lung, but can also affect other organs. Intestinal and peritoneal tuberculosis are a fraction of extrapulmonary TB with challenging diagnosis due to nonspecific presentation. The diagnosis is based on multiples arguments and bacteriological and histo-pathological findings are the gold standard to establish it. We hereby report the case of uncommon association of peritoneal and terminal ileal tuberculosis in a 46 years old male patient.
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