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Asymptomatic peritoneal tuberculosis in a patient with a non-remitting fever and isolated pulmonary symptoms: a case report and literature review
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the leading causes of death globally. Although abdominal or peritoneal TB is a recognised site for extrapulmonary TB to manifest, the diagnosis is often delayed due to the non-specific nature of the presenting clinical features. We present the diagnostically challeng...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8111435/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34007383 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2021.04.010 |
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author | Ahmadi, Faisal Tapper, Louis Al-Obudi, Yasser Khamar, Rahul Khurram, Ruhaid |
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description | Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the leading causes of death globally. Although abdominal or peritoneal TB is a recognised site for extrapulmonary TB to manifest, the diagnosis is often delayed due to the non-specific nature of the presenting clinical features. We present the diagnostically challenging case of a 32-year-old patient with recurrent episodes of fever and a non-productive cough that was initially treated as community-acquired pneumonia with oral antibiotics. A computed tomography scan of the thorax was unrevealing, aside from a large volume of ascites within the partially imaged upper abdomen. The patient did not report any abdominal symptoms and the abdominal examination was unremarkable. Subsequently, a transvaginal ultrasound, a contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan of the abdomen and pelvis, and magnetic resonance imaging of the abdomen and pelvis confirmed a large volume of ascites in the absence of any definite aetiology. A peritoneal biopsy was required before the diagnosis of peritoneal TB was eventually confirmed. This case highlights the importance of considering peritoneal TB in patients presenting with treatment-resistant chest symptoms and persistent pyrexia of undetermined aetiology, even in the absence of abdominal signs and symptoms. |
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spelling | pubmed-81114352021-05-17 Asymptomatic peritoneal tuberculosis in a patient with a non-remitting fever and isolated pulmonary symptoms: a case report and literature review Ahmadi, Faisal Tapper, Louis Al-Obudi, Yasser Khamar, Rahul Khurram, Ruhaid Radiol Case Rep Case Report Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the leading causes of death globally. Although abdominal or peritoneal TB is a recognised site for extrapulmonary TB to manifest, the diagnosis is often delayed due to the non-specific nature of the presenting clinical features. We present the diagnostically challenging case of a 32-year-old patient with recurrent episodes of fever and a non-productive cough that was initially treated as community-acquired pneumonia with oral antibiotics. A computed tomography scan of the thorax was unrevealing, aside from a large volume of ascites within the partially imaged upper abdomen. The patient did not report any abdominal symptoms and the abdominal examination was unremarkable. Subsequently, a transvaginal ultrasound, a contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan of the abdomen and pelvis, and magnetic resonance imaging of the abdomen and pelvis confirmed a large volume of ascites in the absence of any definite aetiology. A peritoneal biopsy was required before the diagnosis of peritoneal TB was eventually confirmed. This case highlights the importance of considering peritoneal TB in patients presenting with treatment-resistant chest symptoms and persistent pyrexia of undetermined aetiology, even in the absence of abdominal signs and symptoms. Elsevier 2021-04-30 /pmc/articles/PMC8111435/ /pubmed/34007383 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2021.04.010 Text en Crown Copyright © 2021 Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of University of Washington. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Case Report Ahmadi, Faisal Tapper, Louis Al-Obudi, Yasser Khamar, Rahul Khurram, Ruhaid Asymptomatic peritoneal tuberculosis in a patient with a non-remitting fever and isolated pulmonary symptoms: a case report and literature review |
title | Asymptomatic peritoneal tuberculosis in a patient with a non-remitting fever and isolated pulmonary symptoms: a case report and literature review |
title_full | Asymptomatic peritoneal tuberculosis in a patient with a non-remitting fever and isolated pulmonary symptoms: a case report and literature review |
title_fullStr | Asymptomatic peritoneal tuberculosis in a patient with a non-remitting fever and isolated pulmonary symptoms: a case report and literature review |
title_full_unstemmed | Asymptomatic peritoneal tuberculosis in a patient with a non-remitting fever and isolated pulmonary symptoms: a case report and literature review |
title_short | Asymptomatic peritoneal tuberculosis in a patient with a non-remitting fever and isolated pulmonary symptoms: a case report and literature review |
title_sort | asymptomatic peritoneal tuberculosis in a patient with a non-remitting fever and isolated pulmonary symptoms: a case report and literature review |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8111435/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34007383 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2021.04.010 |
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