Usefulness of ultrasound in the diagnosis of peritoneal tuberculosis
The peritoneum is one of the most common extrapulmonary sites of tuberculous infection. We report a case of peritoneal tuberculosis (TB) in a 25-year-old man. In this case, ultrasound of the abdomen played an important role in the diagnostic process. The diagnosis of this disease, however, remains...
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The peritoneum is one of the most common extrapulmonary sites of tuberculous infection. We report a case of peritoneal tuberculosis (TB) in a 25-year-old man. In this case, ultrasound of the abdomen played an important role in the diagnostic process. The diagnosis of this disease, however, remains a challenge because of its insidious nature, the variability of its presentation, and the limitations of available diagnostic tests. A high index of suspicion should be considered, particularly in high-risk patients with unexplained ascites. In our case ultrasound guided the diagnosis by rapidly identifying abnormal signs, which in high-prevalence settings are extremely suggestive of peritoneal tuberculosis.
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| spelling | doaj-art-562e9e28a83f4b59a7a85f35d5bf567a2025-08-20T03:48:58ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802012-12-0161210.3855/jidc.2654Usefulness of ultrasound in the diagnosis of peritoneal tuberculosisSebastiana Atzori0Gianpaolo Vidili1Giuseppe Delitala2University of Sassari, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria, Sassari, ItalyUniversity of Sassari, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria, Sassari, ItalyUniversity of Sassari, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria, Sassari, Italy The peritoneum is one of the most common extrapulmonary sites of tuberculous infection. We report a case of peritoneal tuberculosis (TB) in a 25-year-old man. In this case, ultrasound of the abdomen played an important role in the diagnostic process. The diagnosis of this disease, however, remains a challenge because of its insidious nature, the variability of its presentation, and the limitations of available diagnostic tests. A high index of suspicion should be considered, particularly in high-risk patients with unexplained ascites. In our case ultrasound guided the diagnosis by rapidly identifying abnormal signs, which in high-prevalence settings are extremely suggestive of peritoneal tuberculosis. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/2654abdominal tuberculosisperitoneal tuberculosisultrasound in infectious diseases |
| spellingShingle | Sebastiana Atzori Gianpaolo Vidili Giuseppe Delitala Usefulness of ultrasound in the diagnosis of peritoneal tuberculosis Journal of Infection in Developing Countries abdominal tuberculosis peritoneal tuberculosis ultrasound in infectious diseases |
| title | Usefulness of ultrasound in the diagnosis of peritoneal tuberculosis |
| title_full | Usefulness of ultrasound in the diagnosis of peritoneal tuberculosis |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Usefulness of ultrasound in the diagnosis of peritoneal tuberculosis |
| title_short | Usefulness of ultrasound in the diagnosis of peritoneal tuberculosis |
| title_sort | usefulness of ultrasound in the diagnosis of peritoneal tuberculosis |
| topic | abdominal tuberculosis peritoneal tuberculosis ultrasound in infectious diseases |
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