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Review
. 1998 Aug;74(874):459-67.
doi: 10.1136/pgmj.74.874.459.

Abdominal tuberculosis

V K Kapoor  1
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Review

Abdominal tuberculosis

V K Kapoor. Postgrad Med J. 1998 Aug.

Abstract

Tuberculosis has staged a global comeback and forms a dangerous combination with AIDS. The abdomen is one of the common sites of extrapulmonary involvement. Patients with abdominal tuberculosis have a wide range and spectrum of symptoms and signs; the disease is therefore a great mimic. Diagnosis, mainly radiological and supported by endoscopy, is difficult to make and laparotomy is required in a large number of patient. Management involves judicious combination of antitubercular therapy and surgery which may be required to treat complications such as intestinal obstruction and perforation. The disease, though potentially curable, carries a significant morbidity and mortality.

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