Abstract
Since the nature of abdominal tuberculosis is mimicking a number of diseases, this may cause delayed diagnosis resulting in evident increased morbidity and mortality. Most of the time, serologic and bacteriologic tools are not enough. We report 3 adolescents with distinct presentations, one mimicking Crohn9s disease, one with hepatitis, and the last one with ascites. Terminal ileitis and mesenteric lymphadenitis were found in laparotomy of the first case mimicking Crohn disease. Granulomatous hepatitis was found in the liver biopsy of the second patient, and peritonitis was found by laparoscopy of the third patient. Tuberculosis could be diagnosed merely by histopathologic investigation. All were treated successfully without complication.
Article Type
Case Report
First Page
122
Last Page
126
Recommended Citation
Akcam, Mustafa; Artan, Reha; Yilmaz, Aygen; Cig, Hikmet; and Aksoy, Nazif H.
(2005)
"Abdominal tuberculosis in adolescents. Difficulties in diagnosis.,"
Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 26:
Iss.
1, Article 24.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.2797