What are the symptoms of abdominal tuberculosis?
The clinical feature of abdominal tuberculosis is varied. The most common symptoms are pain in the abdomen, loss of weight, anorexia, recurrent diarrhea, low-grade fever, cough, and distension of the abdomen. The doctor on examination may feel a lump, fluid in the abdomen or a doughy feel of the abdomen.
How is abdominal TB diagnosed?
The diagnosis in gastrointestinal tuberculosis and dry peritonitis can be reached by endoscopy. The diagnosis in solid organ lesions can be reached by ultrasound-guided aspiration. The diagnosis in wet peritonitis and lymphadenopathy can be reached by ultrasound-guided aspiration followed by laparoscopy if needed.
What causes abdominal TB?
Risk factors for development of abdominal TB include cirrhosis, HIV infection, diabetes mellitus, underlying malignancy, malnutrition, treatment with antitumor necrosis factor agents [6], corticosteroids, and use of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis [7-11].
Can CT scan detect abdominal tuberculosis?
Manifestations of TB in the abdomen are variable. CT reliably demonstrates the entire range of findings. Although no single CT feature is diagnostic of the disease, CT findings, interpreted in the light of clinical and laboratory data can be a valuable tool in the diagnosis of abdominal tuberculosis.
How serious is abdominal TB?
Abdominal TB leads to severe illness in adults and children, and can cause complications, such as bowel rupture, which can lead to death.
Can abdominal TB be cured?
TB cases were followed-up for a median of 7.1 months (maximum 16.9 months). Final outcome was recorded for 92% of gastrointestinal TB cases. Of these, 79% successfully completed treatment or were cured; no case of treatment failure was recorded.
How serious is abdominal tuberculosis?
Is abdominal TB common?
Abdominal TB constitutes approximately 12% of extrapulmonary TB cases and 1 to 3% of total TB cases [1, 2]. Abdominal TB is one of the most common forms of extrapulmonary TB [3]. Abdominal TB is relatively rare, but it is recognized that abdominal TB is increasing in both developing and developed countries [4,5,6,7,8].
Is abdominal TB fatal?
How long does abdominal TB take to heal?
Treatment Duration for Abdominal Tuberculosis (RNTCP-DOTS) Brief Summary: Most of the guidelines on the treatment of tuberculosis suggest that 6 months treatment is sufficient for extrapulmonary tuberculosis except for bone tuberculosis and tubercular meningitis.
Is abdominal tuberculosis a surgical problem?
In our experience, abdominal TB should be considered a surgical problem in cases of both acute and chronic abdomen.
Is abdominal TB completely curable?
Most current guidelines recommend treating people that have abdominal TB with antituberculous treatment (ATT) for six months, but some clinicians treat for longer periods due to concerns that six months is not adequate to achieve cure and prevent relapse of the disease after the end of treatment.
Quais são os exames de diagnóstico da tuberculose militar?
Uma radiografia do tórax pode mostrar as inumeráveis manchas pequenas típicas da tuberculose militar [sic: miliar]. São realizados outros exames de diagnóstico por imagem, dependendo das áreas do corpo que forem afetadas. Eles podem incluir tomografia computadorizada (TC), ultrassonografia e imagem por ressonância magnética.
Quais os achados radiográficos da tuberculose em crianças?
Estudos sobre os achados radiográficos da tuberculose em crianças com menos de 36 meses de idade são relativamente poucos na literatura e usualmente lidam com a radiologia convencional (4,6,8,11–26).
Qual é a tuberculose?
A tuberculose é uma infecção contagiosa causada pela bactéria Mycobacterium tuberculosis que se propaga pelo ar. A tuberculose geralmente afeta os pulmões em um ou mais locais.
Por que a radiografia de tórax não é bom indicador de tuberculose?
No entanto, as radiografias de tórax não são um bom indicador de tuberculose em crianças, pois sua sensibilidade é de apenas 40% (8). Isso pode ter consequências negativas em crianças com história de contato com tuberculose, em que uma radiografia normal leva ao tratamento limitado da infecção latente da doença.