A Challenging Diagnosis of Ascites: A Case Report of Peritoneal Tuberculosis
Approximately 2 billion people, which is about one third of the world’s population, are infected with tuberculosis (TB). Around 10% of infected people will develop active TB at one point in their lifetime. We present a rare case of a 68-year-old male who presented to the emergency department with a...
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Main Authors: | Jose Ruiz, Maedeh Ganji, Catarina Canha, Carmen Isache |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2018-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8136476 |
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