Peritoneal Tuberculosis: An Updated Review of Clinical, Presentation, Diagnosis, and Management

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-2023

Publication Title

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice (Baltimore, Md.)

Abstract

Abstract: Peritoneal tuberculosis (PT) is the most common form of abdominal tuberculosis. Diagnosis of PT can be difficult because of vague clinical symptoms, insidious onset, limitations of available diagnostic tests, and variable imaging findings. Early and timely diagnosis and treatment are important in preventing morbidity and mortality in PT. In this review, we summarize the current literature on presentation, diagnosis, and management of PT

Volume

31

Issue

6

First Page

1

Last Page

4

DOI

10.1097/IPC.0000000000001310

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