A Challenging Diagnosis of Ascites: A Case Report of Peritoneal Tuberculosis

Approximately 2 billion people, which is about one third of the world’s population, are infected with tuberculosis (TB). Around 10% of infected people will develop active TB at one point in their lifetime. We present a rare case of a 68-year-old male who presented to the emergency department with a...

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Main Authors: Jose Ruiz, Maedeh Ganji, Catarina Canha, Carmen Isache
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8136476