Open AccessDiagnostic Challenge Of Peritoneal Tuberculosis In Woman With Ascites
Author(s) -
Nenci Siagian,
Muhammad Vitanata Arfijanto
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
biomolecular and health science journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2620-8636
DOI - 10.20473/bhsj.v3i1.19131
Subject(s) - medicine , ascites , tuberculosis , extrapulmonary tuberculosis , pulmonary tuberculosis , intensive care medicine , mycobacterium tuberculosis , pathology
Tuberculosis (TB) is a major health global issue including extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB). The one of manifestation of EPTB is peritoneal TB that constitutes 2% from all cases of pulmonary TB around the world. The diagnosis of peritoneal TB is quite challenging because many cases have symptom that similar to other diseases and those often necessary need further specific examinations such as PCR, culture and radiologic examination. We reported a case report of peritoneal tuberculosis in woman with ascites.