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Tuberculous peritonitis in a young female diagnosed using mini-laparotomy: a case report.

Abstract
An 18-year-old female Pacific Islander with abdominal pain, ascites, and fever was transferred to our hospital with suspected ovarian malignancy. These nonspecific clinical features of tuberculous peritonitis in a female frequently contribute to misdiagnosis. Preoperative findings included negative sputums, negative purified protein derivative, and no acid-fast bacilli (AFB) found in peritoneal fluid or fine needle biopsy of the omentum. Tuberculous peritonitis was diagnosed after omental biopsy obtained at mini-laparotomy showed granulomatous inflammation and positive isolation of AFB.
AuthorsA C Wittich, H L Olson, S A Elg
JournalMilitary medicine (Mil Med) Vol. 159 Issue 11 Pg. 715-7 (Nov 1994) ISSN: 0026-4075 [Print] England
PMID7885604 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Antitubercular Agents
Topics
  • Adolescent
  • Antitubercular Agents (therapeutic use)
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Laparotomy
  • Peritonitis, Tuberculous (diagnosis, therapy)
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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