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Case Reports
. 2021 Oct 1;14(10):e245311.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-245311.

Tuberculous peritonitis

Hisako Kushima  1 , Ryohei Sakamoto  2 , Yoshiaki Kinoshita  1 , Hiroshi Ishii  3
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Case Reports

Tuberculous peritonitis

Hisako Kushima et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: TB and other respiratory infections; infection (gastroenterology); radiology.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1
CT showing ascites with uniform peritoneal thickening and a small amount of right pleural effusion.
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Figure 2
A laparoscopic photograph, showing tiny yellow/white nodules diffusely covering the surface of the anterior peritoneum.
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