Peritoneal tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium caprae

The incidence of tuberculosis in humans due to Mycobacterium caprae is very low and is almost confined to Europe. We report a case of a previously healthy 41-year-old Moroccan with a 6 month history of abdominal pain, weight loss, fatigue and diarrhea. A diagnosis of peritoneal tuberculosis due to M...

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Autores principales: Nebreda, T., Álvarez-Prida, E., Blanco, B., Remacha, M.A., Samper, S., Jiménez, M.S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4833828/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27134824
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2016.02.010
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Sumario:The incidence of tuberculosis in humans due to Mycobacterium caprae is very low and is almost confined to Europe. We report a case of a previously healthy 41-year-old Moroccan with a 6 month history of abdominal pain, weight loss, fatigue and diarrhea. A diagnosis of peritoneal tuberculosis due to M. caprae was made.

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