Peritoneal tuberculosis mimicking advanced ovarian carcinoma: an important differential diagnosis to consider

BACKGROUND: Female patients who present with ascites, adnexal masses and elevated CA125 levels are typically presumed to have advanced ovarian carcinoma. This can lead to radical surgery with its associated morbidity. An important differential diagnosis to consider is tuberculous peritonitis which c...

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Main Authors: Gosein, Maria A, Narinesingh, Dylan, Narayansingh, Gordon V, Bhim, Nazreen A, Sylvester, Pearse A
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3599504/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23510576
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-6-88
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