Tuberculous peritonitis following intestinal perforation in malignancy

SUMMARY Tuberculous peritonitis is one of the most common causes of exudative ascites, especially in the young, and is an important cause of extra-pulmonary disease. However, tuberculous peritonitis is challenging to diagnose because there are no pathognomonic clinical features or imaging findings....

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Main Authors: Jiyoung Hwang, Seong Sook Hong, Hyun-joo Kim, Yun-Woo Chang, Bo Da Nam, Eunsun Oh, EunJi Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Médica Brasileira
Series:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302018000500408&lng=en&tlng=en