title: Tuberculous peritonitis: an overlooked diagnosis.
abstract: Contrary to widespread belief, abdominal tuberculosis is not rare, nor is it confined to the poor or patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis. The disease must be considered in the differential diagnosis of abdominal pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gitt
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Haddad
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Levenson
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D014395:Peritonitis, Tuberculous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000150:complications*