title: Peritoneal tuberculosis. Radiographic diagnosis.
abstract: Peritoneal tuberculosis (TB) is an extrapulmonary form of presentation of tuberculosis. HIV infection is a primary risk factor for this condition. Diagnosis requires microbiological or histopathological confirmation in addition to supporting radiological imaging studies. Abdominal ultrasonography and CT are useful to obtain a radiographic diagnosis, with typical findings including diffuse peritoneal thickening, presence of ascites in varying volumes, adenopathies, and caseating nodes. We report 2 cases of patients with ascites and nodular peritoneal thickening on diagnostic images, as well as high CA-125 levels in laboratory tests. In both patients, a diagnosis of peritoneal tuberculosis was reached following a US-guided peritoneal biopsy.
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ospina-Moreno
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: González-Gambau
authors.forename: Inmaculada
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Montejo-Gañán
authors.forename: Alba
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Castán-Senar
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sarría-Octavio-de-Toledo
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martínez-Mombil
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis; D014395:Peritonitis, Tuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult