A 33-year-old Haitian immigrant with 7 months of abdominal pain and progressive distension
Farhadian S, Shenoi SV, Villanueva MS. A 33-year-old Haitian immigrant with 7 months of abdominal pain and progressive distension. BMJ Case Reports 2014, 2014: bcr2014205371. PMID: 25008341, PMCID: PMC4091201, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2014-205371.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsTB peritonitisAbdominal painPositive tuberculin skin testNon-necrotising granulomasAnti-TB treatmentLatent tuberculosis infectionSmall bowel mesenteryTuberculin skin testAbdominal CT scanAbnormal soft tissuePeritoneal thickeningAbdominal distensionDilated loopsMild ascitesPulmonary TBHIV testingSputum cultureTuberculosis infectionBowel mesenterySmall bowelOmental massSkin testProgressive distensionBiopsy culturesGreater omentum