Peritoneal Tuberculosis: Diagnostic Options
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Peritoneal tuberculosis: diagnostic options.
BACKGROUND Extrapulmonary tuberculosis has vague symptoms and few signs. It is essential to recognize and diagnose this curable disease prior to performing definitive surgery. Newer tests such as DNA or RNA amplification allow for early diagnosis but have limitations. CASE We report a case of peritoneal tuberculosis in an immigrant woman. She had vague symptoms of low-grade fever, mild abdomi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 1064-7449,1098-0997
DOI: 10.1155/s1064744999000447