Peritonitis, Tuberculous

"Peritonitis, Tuberculous" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A form of PERITONITIS seen in patients with TUBERCULOSIS, characterized by lesion either as a miliary form or as a pelvic mass on the peritoneal surfaces. Most patients have ASCITES, abdominal swelling, ABDOMINAL PAIN, and other systemic symptoms such as FEVER; WEIGHT LOSS; and ANEMIA.

Descriptor ID

D014395

MeSH Number(s)

C01.252.410.040.552.846.246

C01.539.463.600.249

C06.844.640.249

Concept/Terms

Peritonitis, Tuberculous

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Diseases [C]
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01]
Bacterial Infections [C01.252]
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections [C01.252.410]
Actinomycetales Infections [C01.252.410.040]
Mycobacterium Infections [C01.252.410.040.552]
Tuberculosis [C01.252.410.040.552.846]
Peritonitis, Tuberculous [C01.252.410.040.552.846.246]
Digestive System Diseases [C06]
Peritoneal Diseases [C06.844]
Peritonitis [C06.844.640]
Peritonitis, Tuberculous [C06.844.640.249]

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Year	Major Topic	Total
2006	1	1
2013	2	2
2019	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Peritonitis, Tuberculous" by people in Profiles.

Abdominal tuberculosis with a Pseudo-Sister Mary Joseph nodule mimicking peritoneal carcinomatosis. BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Jun 18; 12(6).

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CT Differentiation of Female Peritoneal Tuberculosis and Peritoneal Carcinomatosis From Normal-Sized Ovarian Cancer. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2017 Jan; 41(1):32-38.

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Case 3-2013: A woman with abdominal pain and distention after peritoneal dialysis. N Engl J Med. 2013 04 25; 368(17):1656-7.

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Peritoneal tuberculosis in a pregnant woman from Haiti, United States. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Mar; 19(3):514-6.

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Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 3-2013. A 72-year-old woman with abdominal pain and distention after peritoneal dialysis. N Engl J Med. 2013 Jan 24; 368(4):375-85.

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Comparison between peritoneal tuberculosis and primary peritoneal carcinoma: a 16-year, single-center experience. Chin Med J (Engl). 2012 Sep; 125(18):3256-60.

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[Clinical review of 8 patients with tuberculous peritonitis]. Kekkaku. 2011 Apr; 86(4):431-6.

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Tuberculous peritonitis presenting as an acute abdomen: a case report. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Jul; 205(1):e11-4.

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[Tuberculous peritonitis during etanercept therapy for rheumatoid arthritis]. Nihon Rinsho Meneki Gakkai Kaishi. 2011; 34(6):501-9.

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Tuberculous peritonitis in cirrhotic patients: comparison of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis caused by Escherichia coli with tuberculous peritonitis. Scand J Infect Dis. 2009; 41(11-12):852-6.

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