TUBERCULAR PERITONITIS IN WOMAN

Raised CA125 serum level in tubercular peritonitis.

A 24-year old woman was admitted with a history of fever and pelvic pain. ESR and CA125 serum level were high and PPD test was negative. Ultra sound and CT evaluation detected free fluid in abdominopelvic cavity. Laparotomy showed fibrinous strands adhering to and fibrotic sac surrounding the components of abdominal cavity. Opening the sac, grey miliary nodules were spotted and pathologic exami...

Tubercular Peritonitis Delaying Diagnosis: Case Report Solved by Laparoscopy

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Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis in a 47-year-old woman.

Primary peritonitis in a young healthy woman: an unusual case.

A 21-year-old woman presented to our hospital complaining of a sore throat for 10 days and fever, chills, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain for 2 days. She was conscious and alert. Her vital signs were as follows: the respiratory rate was 40 breaths/min, heart rate 140 beats/min and blood pressure 70/50 mm Hg. Despite fluid resuscitation she required vasopressor agents to support her blood ...

Tubercular lymph nodal mass mimicking pancreatic malignancy with extrahepatic biliary obstruction in a young woman.

malignancy with extrahepatic biliary obstruction in a young woman A 20-year-old woman presented with a complaint of weight loss over the previous 2 months. There was no history of cough, expectoration, abdominal pain or altered bowel habits. She had no significant past history. An abdominal ultrasound scan showed an ill-defined mass lesion causing a biliary obstruction and dilatation of the int...