title: Acute chylous peritonitis with associated intestinal tuberculosis.
abstract: Acute chylous peritonitis is a rare condition that may be a sign of occult disease. However, in the majority of cases an underlying cause has not been demonstrated. The following is a case report of a five-year-old boy with acute chylous peritonitis with associated intestinal tuberculosis.
mesh_terms: D001064:Appendicitis / Q000473:pathology*; D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002915:Chylous Ascites / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000473:pathology*