"Silent" abdominal tuberculosis: a report of six cases.
Six cases of "silent" or subclinical abdominal tuberculosis seen in patients who belong to the upper socio-economic class, but with a humble childhood are presented. The patients are usually from the Third World countries and the condition is often missed or mis-diagnosed. This condition is often precipitated by some stressful situation, and the presentation is not typical of the well-known clinical features of abdominal tuberculosis. This is most likely due to the fact that the high standard of living later in life tends to distort the classical clinical features of tuberculous abdomen as seen in the rest of the population. There is usually a dramatic response to anti-tuberculosis therapy.
Ajao
O G
OG
College of Medicine, Ibadan University, Nigeria.
Ajao
A
A
Ladipo
J K
JK
al-Saigh
A A
AA
Malatani
T
T
D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003906:Developing Countries; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D015985:Precipitating Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*
D000995:Antitubercular Agents