A case of tuberculous peritonitis in childhood

• Main Authors: Gulhadiye Avcu (Author), Gulnar Sensoy (Author), Arzu Karli (Author), Gonul Caltepe (Author), Yurdanur Sullu (Author), Nursen Belet (Author), Meltem C. Bilgici (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Currently, tuberculosis remains a major public health problem worldwide. Peritoneal tuberculosis occurs in approximately 1% of all of tuberculosis cases and is rarely observed in children. Diagnosis and treatment delays caused by mimicking many other intra-abdominal diseases can lead to inc...