Diagnostic Challenges of Tuberculosis Peritonitis in Patients With and Without End-Stage Renal Failure | Zendy

T N Chau | Zendy; Vincent K S Leung | Zendy; Stephen HeungSang Wong | Zendy; Sandra Law | Zendy; W. H. Chan | Zendy; I.S.C. Luk | Zendy; W.K. Luk | Zendy; S. H. Lam | Zendy; Y. W. Ho | Zendy

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Diagnostic Challenges of Tuberculosis Peritonitis in Patients With and Without End-Stage Renal Failure

Author(s) -

T N Chau,

Vincent K S Leung,

Stephen HeungSang Wong,

Sandra Law,

W. H. Chan,

I.S.C. Luk,

W.K. Luk,

S. H. Lam,

Y. W. Ho

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/523727

Subject(s) - medicine , peritonitis , context (archaeology) , tuberculosis , laparotomy , biopsy , peritoneal fluid , surgery , gastroenterology , pathology , paleontology , biology

Information about diagnostic features of tuberculosis (TB) peritonitis among patients with end-stage renal failure (ESRF), compared with those without ESRF, is limited. Here, we review our experience with TB peritonitis in patients with and without ESRF over a period of 11 years, with special reference to the clinical features of and diagnostic tools for TB peritonitis.

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