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Obstructive Pseudotumor of Tuberculosis in a Young Woman: A Rare Presentation
Retroperitoneal pseudotumor is an extremely rare presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. The diagnosis of this paucibacillary disease is difficult which is usually misdiagnosed as a malignant tumor. High index of suspicion is required for early diagnosis and treatment of retroperitoneal pseudot...
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4166642/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25258687 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/914253 |
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author | Fatemi, Seyyed Reza Ghobakhlou, M. Alizadeh, L. |
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description | Retroperitoneal pseudotumor is an extremely rare presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. The diagnosis of this paucibacillary disease is difficult which is usually misdiagnosed as a malignant tumor. High index of suspicion is required for early diagnosis and treatment of retroperitoneal pseudotumor which can affect prognosis of this disease. Because of its rarity and difficult diagnosis, we report an 18-year-old immunocompetent girl who presented with abdominal pain and vomiting. Upper endoscopy showed an exudative mass between the second and third parts of duodenum. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed a large retroperitoneal mass with extension into small bowel. Exploratory laparotomy and histopathological examination of tissue showed calcified granuloma. Ziehl-Neelsen staining and PCR confirmed the tuberculosis. The patient was successfully treated with standard antituberculosis therapy. |
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spelling | pubmed-41666422014-09-25 Obstructive Pseudotumor of Tuberculosis in a Young Woman: A Rare Presentation Fatemi, Seyyed Reza Ghobakhlou, M. Alizadeh, L. Case Rep Gastrointest Med Case Report Retroperitoneal pseudotumor is an extremely rare presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. The diagnosis of this paucibacillary disease is difficult which is usually misdiagnosed as a malignant tumor. High index of suspicion is required for early diagnosis and treatment of retroperitoneal pseudotumor which can affect prognosis of this disease. Because of its rarity and difficult diagnosis, we report an 18-year-old immunocompetent girl who presented with abdominal pain and vomiting. Upper endoscopy showed an exudative mass between the second and third parts of duodenum. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed a large retroperitoneal mass with extension into small bowel. Exploratory laparotomy and histopathological examination of tissue showed calcified granuloma. Ziehl-Neelsen staining and PCR confirmed the tuberculosis. The patient was successfully treated with standard antituberculosis therapy. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014 2014-09-02 /pmc/articles/PMC4166642/ /pubmed/25258687 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/914253 Text en Copyright © 2014 Seyyed Reza Fatemi et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Fatemi, Seyyed Reza Ghobakhlou, M. Alizadeh, L. Obstructive Pseudotumor of Tuberculosis in a Young Woman: A Rare Presentation |
title | Obstructive Pseudotumor of Tuberculosis in a Young Woman: A Rare Presentation |
title_full | Obstructive Pseudotumor of Tuberculosis in a Young Woman: A Rare Presentation |
title_fullStr | Obstructive Pseudotumor of Tuberculosis in a Young Woman: A Rare Presentation |
title_full_unstemmed | Obstructive Pseudotumor of Tuberculosis in a Young Woman: A Rare Presentation |
title_short | Obstructive Pseudotumor of Tuberculosis in a Young Woman: A Rare Presentation |
title_sort | obstructive pseudotumor of tuberculosis in a young woman: a rare presentation |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4166642/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25258687 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/914253 |
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