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Case Reports
. 2006 Nov;23(11):e62.
doi: 10.1136/emj.2006.040279.

A case of miliary tuberculosis presenting with bowel perforation

S Muquit  1 , M Shah, K Abayajeewa
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Case Reports

A case of miliary tuberculosis presenting with bowel perforation

S Muquit et al. Emerg Med J. 2006 Nov.

Abstract

Tuberculosis is a disease that should never be underestimated. It can affect anybody at any age. Doctors in the West do not have much experience of peritonitis secondary to tuberculosis. It is a condition that requires urgent and aggressive management as it can be fatal, even in the young and fit, as this case report illustrates.

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