title: A case of miliary tuberculosis presenting with bowel perforation.
abstract: Tuberculosis is a disease that should never be underestimated. It can affect anybody at any age. Doctors in the West do not have much experience of peritonitis secondary to tuberculosis. It is a condition that requires urgent and aggressive management as it can be fatal, even in the young and fit, as this case report illustrates.
authors.affiliation: Newham University Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muquit
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abayajeewa
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D003082:Colectomy; D004630:Emergencies; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007082:Ileum / Q000601:surgery; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis; D014391:Tuberculosis, Miliary / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery