Atypical form of peritoneal tuberculosis

Tunis Med. 2018 May;96(5):321-323.

Abstract

It was a 48-year-old woman with a right flank mass. On examination there was a hard and painful mass of the right side, centered by a fistula orifice with a diameter of 5 mm. Abdominal computed tomography showed an intraperitoneal tissue structure in relation to the parietal peritoneum in the left hypochondria. A scanno-guided biopsy was performed. Pathological examination revealed non-specific inflammatory lesions. The evolution was marked by the appearance of a purulent fistula in the puncture site. A biopsy of the margins of the fistulous orifice of the left hypochondria was performed. Pathological examination found a granular infiltrate with caseous necrosis confirming the diagnosis of tuberculosis. The patient was put under anti-tuberculosis treatment with a good clinical and radiological evolution.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Biopsy / methods
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Peritonitis, Tuberculous / diagnosis*
  • Peritonitis, Tuberculous / drug therapy
  • Peritonitis, Tuberculous / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents