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A Case Report of Peritoneal Tuberculosis: A Challenging Diagnosis
Joint Authors
Bulut Gökten, Dilara
Katipoglu, Bilal
Basara, Ekrem
Ates, Ihsan
Yılmaz, Nisbet
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-01-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Peritoneal tuberculosis is a disease which can mimick malignancy especially in women who present with ascites and elevated CA125 levels.
It should always be considered in differential diagnosis, but the diagnosis is rarely easy for clinicians.
A young female patient who presented with abdomen tenderness and diagnosed with peritoneal tuberculosis as a result of performed tests is discussed hereby in the case report.
We expect that this case report adds to the existing literature on this subject.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bulut Gökten, Dilara& Katipoglu, Bilal& Basara, Ekrem& Ates, Ihsan& Yılmaz, Nisbet. 2018. A Case Report of Peritoneal Tuberculosis: A Challenging Diagnosis. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144544
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bulut Gökten, Dilara…[et al.]. A Case Report of Peritoneal Tuberculosis: A Challenging Diagnosis. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144544
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bulut Gökten, Dilara& Katipoglu, Bilal& Basara, Ekrem& Ates, Ihsan& Yılmaz, Nisbet. A Case Report of Peritoneal Tuberculosis: A Challenging Diagnosis. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144544
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1144544