Abstract
Disseminated tuberculosis can cause a lot of damage to an individual if there is no early diagnosis In Africa about of patients with abdominal tuberculosis present with ascites and most of these cases are misdiagnosed cases The case in question is of a year old women from one of the rural areas of Zimbabwe who had previously presented with severe coughing but had denied sweating at night and the sputum results were negative on screening After months she presented again at the clinic with a swollen abdomen and the X ray showed flooding of the lungs and difficulty in breathing
Highlights
Disseminated tuberculosis can cause a lot of damage to an individual if there is no early diagnosis
In Africa, about 70% of patients with abdominal tuberculosis present with ascites and most of these cases are missed diagnostic cases [1,2]
The fluid accumulates as the result of large numbers of miliary tubercles on the peritoneum
Summary
Disseminated tuberculosis can cause a lot of damage to an individual if there is no early diagnosis. In Africa, about 70% of patients with abdominal tuberculosis present with ascites and most of these cases are missed diagnostic cases. The case in question is of a 40 year old women from one of the rural areas of Zimbabwe who had previously presented with severe coughing but had denied sweating at night and the sputum results were negative on screening. After 2 weeks she presented again at the clinic with a swollen abdomen and the X-ray showed flooding of the lungs and difficulty in breathing
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