Extrapulmonary tuberculosis: Two case reports Ekstrapulmoner tüberküloz: Iki olgu sunumu
Haseki Tip Bulteni, cilt.55, sa.3, ss.239-242, 2017 (Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 55 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2017
- Doi Numarası: 10.4274/haseki.08208
- Dergi Adı: Haseki Tip Bulteni
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.239-242
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Tuberculous peritonitis, extrapulmonary tuberculosis, tuberculosis
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is still a major public health problem today, especially in developing countries. Tuberculosis is a disease that can involve every organ, especially the lungs, and the emergence of different symptoms in every organ makes it difficult to diagnose the disease. Tuberculous peritonitis, which accounts for approximately 1-3% of the cases, can lead to difficulties in differential diagnosis with unusual presentations. In this article, two tuberculous peritonitis cases will be discussed in order to emphasize the difficulties in diagnosis.