Tuberculous Peritonitis Associated with Ovarian Teratoma Presenting as Peritoneal Carcinomatosis

• Main Authors: Chun-Yuan Su (Author), Yuh-Cheng Yang (Author), Chin-Yuan Tzen (Author), Jen-Ruei Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2005-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Peritoneal tuberculosis (TB) is a fatal disease if not promptly diagnosed. We present a case of unexplained ascites with miliary peritoneal TB and a review of the literature. Case Report: A 56-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of severe abdominal fullness for 20 days. Co...