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Case Reports
. 2021 Dec 25;13(12):e20677.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.20677. eCollection 2021 Dec.

Peritoneal Tuberculosis in a Young Healthy Male Resembling Intra-Abdominal Malignancy

Rema F Alrashed  1 , Alhanouf A Alkhuwaylidi  2 , Khloud A Aldashash  2 , Naif A Albati  1 , Abdullah A Algarni  1 , Helayel Almodhaiberi  1 , Ibrahim Al Hasan  1
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Peritoneal Tuberculosis in a Young Healthy Male Resembling Intra-Abdominal Malignancy

Rema F Alrashed et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Intra-peritoneal tuberculosis is a rare disease, accounting for 1-2% of all tuberculosis cases. The absence of characteristic clinical picture of intra-peritoneal tuberculosis makes the diagnosis rarely easy for clinicians as it mimics malignancy. We present a case of a young male patient who presented with peritoneal tuberculosis, aiming to contribute to a better understanding of peritoneal tuberculosis in the literature.

Keywords: abdominal pain; extra-pulmonary tuberculosis; intra-abdominal infection; peritoneal tuberculosis (tb); tuberculosis.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. Laparoscopic view of diffuse intra-abdominal deposits
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