Open AccessAbdominal Tuberculosis Mimicking Ovarian Cancer: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Ikhwan Rinaldi,
Abdul Muthalib,
Djaja Gosal,
Teguh Wijayadi,
Barlian Sutedja,
Tjondro Setiawan,
Andika Gunawan,
Nelly Susanto,
Lingga Magdalena,
Diah Rini Handjari,
Fetisari Kurniawan,
Aisyah Rifani,
Kevin Winston
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international medical case reports journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.198
H-Index - 11
ISSN - 1179-142X
DOI - 10.2147/imcrj.s348434
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , malignancy , ovarian cancer , differential diagnosis , mycobacterium tuberculosis , emergency department , abdominal tuberculosis , cancer , disease , extrapulmonary tuberculosis , abdominal pain , pathology , psychiatry
Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease with high morbidity and mortality resulting from infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis . TB can disseminate to any organ system of the body resulting in extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Interestingly, CA-125, which is a biomarker for some cancer, also rises in benign diseases such as pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis which may complicate diagnosis. In this case report, we present an abdominal tuberculosis patient that was initially presented as ovarian cancer.