Abstract

LADO LADO, F. L. et al. Tuberculous peritonitis: Aportations of three cases. An. Med. Interna (Madrid) [online]. 2002, vol.19, n.6, pp.32-38. ISSN 0212-7199.

They are revised the clinical and diagnostics manifestations of the tuberculous peritonitis. For this, it is provided our experience in three cases: 2 women and 1 male with ages understood among 49 and 79 years old. The more frecuent clinical manifestations were general syndrome and ascitis in all the cases (100%) and fever in 2 (66%). The mantoux was positive in two cases. The peritoneal fluid presented dates of linphocitic exudate and determinatión of adenosine deaminase increased in all the cases. The diagnostic was performed through laparoscopy with peritoneal biopsy with presence of necrotic granulomas. Only in a case, is identificated growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in peritoneal fluid. All the patients answered positively to the especific treatment.

Keywords : Laparoscopy; Peritonitis; Tuberculosis.

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