A Rare Case of Perforation Peritonitis with Jejunal Stricture in a Patient Recently Treated for Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Abdominal tuberculosis (ATB) constitutes 12% of the extra pulmonary disease and is a rare but well-documented cause of perforation peritonitis, occasionally occurring in cases where the diagnosis has been delayed but may occur even after antituberculous therapy has been initiated. Most patients wi...
Main Authors: | Naveen N, Avijeet Mukherjee |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2014-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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Online Access: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/5346/10802_CE(Ra)_F(Sh)_PF1(PAK)_PFA(Sh)_PFA2(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf |
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