Measurement of Adenosine Deaminase in Ascitic Fluid Contributed to the Diagnosis in a Case of Tuberculous Peritonitis

Measurement of Adenosine Deaminase in Ascitic Fluid Contributed to the Diagnosis in a Case of Tuberculous Peritonitis

A diagnosis of tuberculous peritonitis (TBP) is difficult because of nonspecific manifestation and limited effectiveness of conventional diagnostic tools. Recently, the usability of measurement of ascitic adenosine deaminase (ADA) was shown. We report here a case of TBP in which measurement of ascit...

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Main Authors: Kenichi Kishimoto, Tsuyoshi Mishiro, Hironobu Mikami, Noritsugu Yamashita, Kazushi Hara, Wataru Hamamoto, Yuumi Cho, Yukihiro Ikuta, Makoto Nagasaki, Yoshikazu Kinoshita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2019-07-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Tuberculous peritonitis
Ascites
Adenosine deaminase
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/501066

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