Peritoneal tuberculosis in an immunocompetent patient: A case report
Introduction: Tuberculosis is endemic in Colombia, the prevalence of its pulmonary form in immunocompetent hosts is high, and peritoneal compromise instead is rare and difficult to diagnose. Case presentation: A 24-year-old female patient living in a rural area presented to the emergency department...
Main Authors: | Esteban Echeverri-Fernandez, María A. Amezquita, Pablo Andrés Moncada, Juliana Escobar, Liliana Fernandez-Trujillo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-01-01
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Series: | IDCases |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250923001099 |
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