2. Discussion. Immigrants from developing countries where tuberculosis is endemic are at increased risk for abdominal TB [].In addition, human immunodeficiency virus, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, alcoholism, intravenous drug use, steroid therapy, and elderly age are also established risk factors for abdominal tuberculosis …
Tuberculosis peritonitis was associated with diffuse or focal abdominal localization and decreased hepatic accumulation of gallium-67. These gallium-67 scan features of …
On Ga-67 scintigraphy performed 2 weeks after the injection of streptomycin, the accumulation of radioactivity in the upper abdomen had disappeared. These findings …
A 32-year old black, alcoholic male was noted to have an abnormal Gallium-67-citrate scan during a work-up for persistent fever. Surgical biopsies revealed findings of the dry form of tuberculosis peritonitis. The literature concerning Gallium-67-citrate scanning was reviewed and its usefulness in i …
A 24-year-old man presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain and distention. Exploratory laparoscopy was performed, and tuberculous peritonitis was diagnosed.
But 10 days later, she developed fatigue, and a routine blood test showed WBC 0.67*10^9/L, Hb 62g/L, and PLT 21*10^9/L. Severe myelosuppression was observed, and all anti-TB drugs were temporarily stopped. She received therapy for elevating WBC and PLT, and a repeated blood routine test a week later showed blood cells elevated: …
Tuberculous peritonitis is a serious condition with rising prevalence in recent years. It is especially common in those patients with risk factors such as an immunocompromised state, chronic kidney disease, or cirrhosis/liver disease. Spread is typically hematogenous from pulmonary foci. We report o …
Ga-67 scintigraphy is useful for diagnosis and observation during treatment of tuberculous peritonitis and one year after starting the treatment, the accumulation of radioactivity in the upper abdomen decreased but the diffuse accumulation in the abdomen decreased. An 18-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for further examination of fever of unknown …
Introduction. India is the country with the highest burden of tuberculosis (TB) as well as drug resistant TB. As per the Global Tuberculosis Report 2020, it is the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent worldwide [].Tuberculous peritonitis (TBP), although rarer than its pulmonary counterpart, is a serious health concern in regions of …
The most interesting feature of this case was the diffuse and intense uptake of gallium-67 in the abdomen. Though the initial chest X-ray showed only slight bilateral pleural effusion, and cultures from ascites, stool, sputum, and pleural effusion were negative for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, CT scan of the lung showed a small consolidation ...
Rationale: Ovarian cancer has the poorest prognosis of the gynecological cancers. Early diagnosis and treatment are important, but early-stage ovarian carcinoma has nonspecific symptoms. Ultrasonography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and serum CA-125 levels can be helpful but may not elucidate cases of diffuse peritoneal …
The aim of the present study was to compare the clinical characteristics of tuberculous peritonitis (TBP) and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in patients with cirrhosis.
Tuberculosis peritonitis was associated with diffuse or focal abdominal localization and decreased hepatic accumulation of gallium-67. These gallium-67 scan features of …
Overview. Peritonitis is a serious condition that starts in the abdomen. That's the area of the body between the chest and the pelvis. Peritonitis happens when the thin layer of tissue inside the abdomen becomes inflamed.
Tuberculous peritonitis is a form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis affecting the peritoneum. It is frequently seen in association with other forms of gastrointestinal tuberculosis 6. Epidemiology Tuberculosis is usually confined to the respirator...
Peritoneal tuberculosis (PTB), although rarer than its pulmonary counterpart, is a serious health concern in regions of the world with high tuberculosis prevalence. …
Ascitic protein levels were >25 g/l in 9 patients (75%) in the TBP group and in 2 patients (8%) in the SBP group; ascitic ADA activity levels were >27 U/l in 8 patients (67%) in the TBP group, but were not >27 U/l in any of the patients in the SBP group; ascitic LDH levels were >90 U/l in 10 patients (83%) in the TBP group and 5 patients (20% ...
Ga-67 scintigraphy may be useful when there is a high index of suspicion of tuberculous pe- ritonitis. Key Words: Peritonitis; tuberculosis; radionuclide imaging; gallium citrate
Disseminated tuberculosis (TB) has been increasingly recognized in adults in the recent times due to increased prevalence of immune suppression. Here we describe a case of 47-year-old who presented with …
The value of ascitic fluid adenosine deaminase activity in distinguishing tuberculosis from other causes of ascites was examined in a retrospective study of 41 patients with bacteriologically confirmed tuberculous peritonitis and 41 control patients, matched for age and , with ascites of other causes (12 alcoholic cirrhosis, 5 …
The ever-growing prevalence of tuberculosis is a cause for concern among both developing and developed countries. Abdominal tuberculosis is the most common site of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and involves almost all of the visceral organs. Clinical presentation of abdominal tuberculosis is often non-specific. Thus, having a high index …
Core Tip: Tuberculous pericarditis should be suspected in the evaluation of all cases of pericarditis that do not have a self-limited course.The present case identifies the usefulness of the study of Adenosine deaminase in the pericardial fluid and the performance of polymerase chain reaction for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the biopsy, thanks to …
Ascites was present in 67% (20) of the 30 patients, and laparotomy was used most frequently to establish the diagnosis. Diagnosis was particularly difficult in 13 alcoholics, in whom the disease ...
The current study presents the experience of a tertiary care centre using 67 Ga scintigraphy for the evaluation of lymphomas and infections. Methods: A …
67 scintigraphy performed 2 weeks after the injection of streptomycin, the accumulation of radioactivity in the upper abdomen had disappeared. These findings suggest that Ga …
Tuberculous peritonitis is an uncommon extrapulmonary form of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, frequently presenting with nonspecific and insidious symptoms. Diagnosis is therefore difficult, unsuspected, and often delayed, especially in the pediatric patient without an obvious history o …
more frequently than men, accounting for 57% to 67% of reported cases (1–3, 13). More recently in developed countries, this trend has reversed, with men accounting for an equal number of or more cases than women (8, 9, 14). The development of peritoneal TB has been associ-ated with several comorbidities. Fifty percent of patients
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Akciğer grafisi ve toraks bilgisayarlı tomografisi (BT) normaldi, asit, dışkı ve balgam kültüründe mikobakterium tüberküloz negatifti. Abdominal ultrasonografi (USG) ve BT'de multipl septalı masif asit ve omentumda kalınlaşma saptandı. Galyum-67 (Ga-67) sintigrafisinde batında diffüz ve yoğun artmış aktivite tutulumu izlendi.
Alcoholic liver disease is a significant risk factor of developing TBP. 10–12 Shakil et al. found that alcohol was the underlying cause in 90% of patients with cirrhosis who developed TBP. 10 The mechanism behind the increased susceptibility of ALD patients to this disease remains unknown. Unlike spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, factors such as impaired …
Tuberculous peritonitis is a serious condition with rising prevalence in recent years. It is especially common in those patients with risk factors such as an …