Acute abdomen probably caused by acute tuberculous appendicitis. A case report

Background: Acute tuberculous appendicitis is a rare disease. It constitutes from 0.001 % to 0.01 % of the clinical forms of tuberculosis. We present cases of such disease as probably cause for surgical acute abdomen. Case report: Male aged 29 with mild to moderate diffuse abdominal pain, which inte...

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Main Authors: Montiel-Jarquín, Álvaro José, Alvarado-Ortega, Iván, Romero-Figueroa, María del Socorro, Rodríguez-Pérez, Fabiola, Rodríguez-Lima, Felipe, Loria-Castellanos, Jorge
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Antioquia 2017-07-01
Series:Iatreia
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Online Access:http://aprendeenlinea.udea.edu.co/revistas/index.php/iatreia/article/view/26676/20785181