Ascites and highly elevated CA-125 levels in a case of peritoneal tuberculosis.
Peritoneal tuberculosis (PT) is uncommon in industrialized countries. We report the case of a 35-y-old female with a 1-y history of abdominal discomfort, ascites, systemic symptoms, and highly elevated CA-125 suggesting malignancy, in whom the diagnosis of PT was considered. Both clinical symptoms and CA-125 levels regressed under tuberculostatic treatment.
Younossian
Alain B
AB
Division of Pulmonary Diseases, Geneva University Hospital, Switzerland.
Rochat
Thierry
T
Favre
Laurent
L
Janssens
Jean-Paul
JP
D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001201:Ascites / Q000473:pathology*; D018394:CA-125 Antigen / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014395:Peritonitis, Tuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology
D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D018394:CA-125 Antigen