Abdominal tuberculosis in pregnancy.
Two patients are described who presented with abdominal tuberculous ascites and hepatomegaly, one in the 2nd trimester of pregnancy who aborted and the other in the post partum period following a normal delivery. Both patients responded to anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy.
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Department of Medicine, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.
D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy