Medical Definition of Tuberculous peritonitis
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Aetiology: haematogenous spread, rupture of mesenteric node,
Types: wet: exudative ascites, dry: tuberculous adenopathy and adhesions, fibrotic: abdominal mass with separation and fixation of bowel,
CT: high density ascites (30 HU), peripancreatic and mesenteric adenopathy with low density, centres (caseous necrosis), irregular soft tissue density of omemtum, ** tuberculosis: gastrointestinal manifestations
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tuberculous Peritonitis
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