Diseases

Tuberculous Peritonitis

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.

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Abstract

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.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Peritonitis, Tuberculous
  • Tuberculosis, Peritoneal

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36 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2005 (1966)

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  1. C01w.150.252w.410.040.552.846w.617w.100
  2. C01w.463w.600w.249
  3. C06w.844.640w.249

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WI 575

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Tuberculous Peritonitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014395. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014395
  2. Tuberculous Peritonitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18558227