Abstract
Fever, abdominal pain, and lymphocytic ascites in a young immigrant from western Africa
Highlights
Tuberculous peritonitis is an uncommon disease in countries with low tuberculosis (TB) incidence, most often affecting non-white race, foreign-born individuals
Learning points Tuberculous peritonitis is a rare disease in western countries and should be suspected in patients at risk for TB who present with fever, abdominal pain, lymphocytic ascites
The patient underwent a fibrobronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS/TBNA)
Summary
Abdominal pain, and lymphocytic ascites in a young immigrant from Western Africa. Antonio Faraone1*, Domenico Tomasi and Alberto Fortini1 1Internal Medicine Unit, San Giovanni di Dio Hospital, Florence, Italy 2Radiology Unit, San Giovanni di Dio Hospital, Florence, Italy
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