Abdominal tuberculosis in children: A real‐world experience of 218 cases from an endemic region

Sadhna Lal, Rishi Bolia, Jagadeesh Menon, Vybhav Venkatesh, Anmol Bhatia, Kim Vaiphei, Rakesh Yadav, Sunil Sethi

JGH Open · 2019 · 33 citations · 19 references

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Abstract

A triad of abdominal pain, fever, and weight loss is suggestive of ATB. Multiple intra-abdominal sites are frequently involved. Microbiological confirmation is possible in only one-third of the cases.

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