Peritoneal Tuberculosis in a Pregnant Woman from Haiti, United States
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Reference or source Patient age at presentation, y Country or region of origin Symptoms Duration of illness prior to diagnosis Diagnostic tests and findings Pregnancy outcome Present case 29 Haiti Vaginal bleeding, abdominal pain, fever 3 wk MRI of omental mass, granulomata and AFB on omental pathology, positive nucleic acid amplification and omental cultures Birth at 26 weeks gestation; male infant survived
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