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Assessment of various clinical presentations of abdominal tuberculosis | |
Dr. Abhishek Jina, Dr. Durgesh Tripathi, Dr. Anand Jaiswal, Dr. Diwkardutta Tripathi | |
Background: Abdominal tuberculosis is defined as Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of the peritoneum, hollow or solid abdominal organs. The present study was conducted to assess various clinical presentations of abdominal tuberculosis.Materials & Methods: 30 patients with abdominal tuberculosis of both genders were enrolled and were subjected to chest and abdominal X-rays. Ultrasonography (USG) was also done.Results: Out of 30 patients, males were 17 and females were 13. The age group <20 years had 5, 20-40 years had 19, 40-60 years had 6 patients. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Clinical features were abdominal pain in 26, abdominal distension in 14, vomiting in 14, fever in 12, diarrhea in 7, constipation in 13, loss of appetite in 16 and weight loss in 15 patients. The sites of abdominal tuberculosis was Ileocccal in 13 (43%), Ileal in 6 (20%), peritoneal in 12 (40%), Jejunal in 3 (10%), Nodal in 6 (20%), solid visceral organ in 1 (3.3%) and Rectosigmoidal/ Anorectal in 1 (3.3%) cases. Conclusion: The common clinical features were abdominal pain, abdominal distension, vomiting, fever, diarrhea, constipation, loss of appetite and weight loss. The common the sites of abdominal tuberculosis was Ileocccal, Ileal, peritoneal, Jejunal, and Nodal. |
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