title: Tuberculous peritonitis presenting as an acute abdomen: a case report.
abstract: Female genital tuberculosis is relatively rare and difficult to diagnose. Often it is mistaken for ovarian malignancy. We report a case of a young immigrant woman with acute abdominal pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Medical Center- University Hospital and Manhattan Campus of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY 10003, USA. dhuang@chpnet.org
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Carugno
authors.forename: Davendra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014395:Peritonitis, Tuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014384:Tuberculosis, Female Genital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents