Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology · 1999 · 17 citations · 10 references
Public HealthGynecologyInfectious DiseasesDiagnostic MicrobiologyMedical MicrobiologyMolecular DiagnosticsExtrapulmonary TuberculosisInfectious Disease Molecular TestingMycobacterial DiagnosticsTuberculosis CareTuberculosis DiagnosisTuberculosis Diagnostic TestingAbdominal TuberculosisDifferential Diagnosis Of TuberculosisDna ExtractionEarly DiagnosisFrozen Section SpecimensPeritoneal TuberculosisTuberculosis Case DetectionTuberculosis Diagnostics
BACKGROUND: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis has vague symptoms and few signs. It is essential to recognize and diagnose this curable disease prior to performing definitive surgery. Newer tests such as DNA or RNA amplification allow for early diagnosis but have limitations. CASE: We report a case of peritoneal tuberculosis in an immigrant woman. She had vague symptoms of low-grade fever, mild abdominal pain, obstipation, and bloating. Diagnostic laparoscopy was performed to establish the diagnosis. Tuberculosis was confirmed by DNA extraction from the frozen section specimen with subsequent analysis using polymerase chain reaction. CONCLUSION: Peritoneal tuberculosis is a disease that often simulates malignancies. With the increasing prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus in developed countries, tuberculosis is also on the rise and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a patient with an abdominal/pelvic mass and ascites.
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John B. Bass, Laurence S. Farer, Philip C. Hopewell et al. · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 1994 · 1.2K citations
Single-tube nested PCR in the diagnosis of tuberculosis.
Charles Chan, Kwok‐Yung Yuen, K.S. Chan et al. · Journal of Clinical Pathology · 1996 · 57 citations · Full text