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Tuberculous peritonitis - dry type

Case contributed by: Dr Ian Bickle

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A 12 year old female presented to hospital with non-specific symptoms and a cervical lymph node

Patient Data:

Age: 12
Gender: Female
Race: Asian
From the case: Tuberculous peritonitis - dry type

The working diagnosis prior to CT imaging was of a haemopoietic malignancy

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  • Marked omental thickening and multiple enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes
Marked omental thickening and multiple enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes

The imaging appearances were confirmed with an ultrasound guided biopsy, which confirmed the prescence of caseating granulomas and AFFB were identified.

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