Tuberculous peritonitis in children: Two case reports highlighting the important role of imaging

Radiology Case Reports
Jacob ZaslavskyPauline Germaine

Abstract

Tuberculous peritonitis is an uncommon extrapulmonary form of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, frequently presenting with nonspecific and insidious symptoms. Diagnosis is therefore difficult, unsuspected, and often delayed, especially in the pediatric patient without an obvious history of exposure to the pathogen. This report presents a 9-year-old Hispanic girl and a 3-year-old African American boy presenting with nonspecific and insidious symptoms, such as abdominal pain, distention, and fever in whom computed tomography findings of peritoneal thickening and enhancement, high density ascites, lymphadenopathy, and bowel wall thickening acted as key components in establishing a final diagnosis of the condition. Computed tomography is an important clinical adjuvant in making this difficult diagnosis.

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Feb 23, 2020·Global Pediatric Health·Sarah Ailyne WongChia Yin Chong
Dec 27, 2021·International Journal of Infectious Diseases : IJID : Official Publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases·Ausra Lukosiute-UrbonieneVidmantas Barauskas

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