title: [Non-invasive diagnosis of peritoneal tuberculosis].
abstract: Tuberculous peritonitis was suspected in a 33-year-old man, without significant past medical history or risk factor for tuberculosis, who presented with constitutional manifestations including fatigue and weight loss, fever for several weeks and inflammatory ascites. Echo-guided percutaneous biopsy of the thickened omentum showed numerous epithelioid granulomas, avoiding laparoscopic peritoneal biopsies. Recovery was uneventful under antituberculous treatment.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine interne, hôpital Tenon, AP-HP, 4, rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Capron
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lafont
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grateau
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Steichen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001201:Ascites / Q000382:microbiology; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005221:Fatigue / Q000382:microbiology; D005334:Fever / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014395:Peritonitis, Tuberculous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional; D015431:Weight Loss
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents