Open Access“A CASE OF PERITONEAL TUBERCULOSIS MIMICKING OVARIAN MALIGNANCY”
Author(s) -
Prema Kania,
Sharan Kaur
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
paripex indian journal of research
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36106/paripex/8200102
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , peritoneum , abdomen , mesentery , malignancy , ascites , lymph , appendix , surgery , pancreas , brucellosis , pathology , immunology , paleontology , biology
Background:Tuberculosis is the disease of ancient times.Abdominal tuberculosis can present with involvement of anyof the following sites:peritoneum,stomach,intestinal tract,hepatobiliary tree,pancreas,perianal area,and lymph nodes.The most common forms of disease include involvement of the peritoneum,intestine,and/or lymph nodes.Here is a caseof 54-year-old female who had presented with the complaint of abdominal distension and ultrasound report suggestiveof ascites.Result:the symptoms that mimicked ovarian carcinoma,but laparoscopic findings jaw dropped the surgeons,and it wasperioneal tuberculosis.Conclusion: Tuberculosis of the abdomen may occur via reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection or by ingestion oftuberculous mycobacteria (as with ingestion of unpasteurized milk or undercooked meat). True diagnosis with andcorrect follow-up can decrease patient morbidity and deaths.Peritoneal tuberculosis is a rare entity in the literature andwill be discussed in this case report.