Abstract

GARCIA, Germán; GARCIA, Andrés José; GOEZ, Elvia Inés  and  SALDARRIAGA, Clara Inés. Peritoneal tuberculosis in a patient with ascites and an anexal mass: A case report. Rev Colomb Obstet Ginecol [online]. 2006, vol.57, n.1, pp.62-65. ISSN 0034-7434.

Objective: Describing the clinical picture and laboratory results of a patient suffering from peritoneal tuberculosis. Tuberculosis can affect different organs, having different presentations mimicking other diseases.¹ We present the case of a 24-year-old patient suffering from ascites and adnexal mass (abdominal CT scan revealed an ovarian cyst) accompanied by high CA-125 antigen titres. Exploratory laparotomy revealed strictures and peritoneal seeds. Pathology revealed chronic granulomatous lesions suggesting tuberculosis.

Keywords : tuberculosis; ascites; ovarian cyst; CA 125 antigen.

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