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Infections > Intraabdominal Infections > Peritonitis > Peritonitis, Tuberculous
Digestive System Diseases > Peritoneal Diseases > Peritonitis > Peritonitis, Tuberculous
... > Infections > Bacterial Infections and Mycoses > Bacterial Infections > Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections > Actinomycetales Infections > Mycobacterium Infections > Tuberculosis > Tuberculosis, Extrapulmonary > Peritonitis, Tuberculous

Preferred term

Peritonitis, Tuberculous  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Tuberculosis, Peritoneal

Scope note

  • A form of PERITONITIS seen in patients with TUBERCULOSIS, characterized by lesion either as a miliary form or as a pelvic mass on the peritoneal surfaces. Most patients have ASCITES, abdominal swelling, ABDOMINAL PAIN, and other systemic symptoms such as FEVER; WEIGHT LOSS; and ANEMIA.

History note

  • 2005 (1966)

In other languages

  • tuberkuloottinen vatsakalvotulehdus

    Finnish

  • ascites tuberculosus
  • peritoneaalinen tuberkuloosi
  • peritonitis tuberculosa
  • tuberkuloottinen askites
  • tuberkuloottinen peritoniitti
  • tubiperitoniitti
  • vatsakalvonontelon tuberkuloosi
  • Tuberkulös peritonit

    Swedish

  • Peritoneal tuberkulos
  • Peritonit, tuberkulös

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D014395

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