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Tuberculous peritonitis

MedGen UID:
22516
•Concept ID:
C0041325
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Peritonitis, Tuberculous; Tuberculosis, Peritoneal
SNOMED CT: Peritonitis - tuberculous (44572005); Tuberculosis (TB) peritonitis (44572005); Tuberculous peritonitis (44572005); Tuberculosis of peritoneum (44572005)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006000

Definition

A form of peritonitis seen in patients with tuberculosis, characterized by lesion either as a miliary form or as a pelvic mass on the peritoneal surfaces. Most patients have ascites, abdominal swelling, abdominal pain, and other systemic symptoms such as fever; weight loss; and anemia. [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVTuberculous peritonitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Evidence-based approach to diagnosis and management of abdominal tuberculosis.
Jha DK, Pathiyil MM, Sharma V
Indian J Gastroenterol 2023 Feb;42(1):17-31. Epub 2023 Mar 11 doi: 10.1007/s12664-023-01343-x. PMID: 36899289Free PMC Article
Should We Use Adenosine Deaminase Assay for the Differential Diagnosis of Tuberculous Peritonitis in CAPD Patients?
Oktan MA, Heybeli C, Yildiz S, Çavdar C, Çelik A
Perit Dial Int 2018 Mar-Apr;38(2):153. doi: 10.3747/pdi.2017.00174. PMID: 29563278
Treatment of tuberculous peritonitis.
Marrón B, Ortiz A
Perit Dial Int 2000 Nov-Dec;20(6):828-9. PMID: 11405183

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Diagnosis of Peritoneal Tuberculosis from Primary Peritoneal Cancer.
Chen IH, Torng PL, Lee CY, Lee KH, Hsu HC, Cheng WF
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Oct 3;18(19) doi: 10.3390/ijerph181910407. PMID: 34639707Free PMC Article
Tuberculous Peritonitis.
Vaid U, Kane GC
Microbiol Spectr 2017 Jan;5(1) doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.TNMI7-0006-2016. PMID: 28185616Free PMC Article
Peritoneal tuberculosis.
Guirat A, Koubaa M, Mzali R, Abid B, Ellouz S, Affes N, Ben Jemaa M, Frikha F, Ben Amar M, Beyrouti MI
Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol 2011 Jan;35(1):60-9. doi: 10.1016/j.gcb.2010.07.023. PMID: 21215540
Tuberculous peritonitis.
Akpolat T
Perit Dial Int 2009 Feb;29 Suppl 2:S166-9. PMID: 19270209
Abdominal tuberculosis.
Lazarus AA, Thilagar B
Dis Mon 2007 Jan;53(1):32-8. doi: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2006.10.004. PMID: 17224321

Diagnosis

Evidence-based approach to diagnosis and management of abdominal tuberculosis.
Jha DK, Pathiyil MM, Sharma V
Indian J Gastroenterol 2023 Feb;42(1):17-31. Epub 2023 Mar 11 doi: 10.1007/s12664-023-01343-x. PMID: 36899289Free PMC Article
Peritoneal tuberculosis.
Ogah I, Milne F, Zevin B
CMAJ 2021 Nov 1;193(43):E1664. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.210355. PMID: 34725115Free PMC Article
Tuberculous peritonitis.
Kushima H, Sakamoto R, Kinoshita Y, Ishii H
BMJ Case Rep 2021 Oct 1;14(10) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-245311. PMID: 34598967Free PMC Article
Tuberculous Peritonitis.
Okamoto K, Hatakeyama S
N Engl J Med 2018 Sep 20;379(12):e20. doi: 10.1056/NEJMicm1713168. PMID: 30231225
Tuberculous Peritonitis.
Vaid U, Kane GC
Microbiol Spectr 2017 Jan;5(1) doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.TNMI7-0006-2016. PMID: 28185616Free PMC Article

Therapy

Tuberculous peritonitis.
Kushima H, Sakamoto R, Kinoshita Y, Ishii H
BMJ Case Rep 2021 Oct 1;14(10) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-245311. PMID: 34598967Free PMC Article
Tuberculous Peritonitis.
Vaid U, Kane GC
Microbiol Spectr 2017 Jan;5(1) doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.TNMI7-0006-2016. PMID: 28185616Free PMC Article
Index of suspicion.
Sachdeva S, Bhansali P, Fletcher C, Jones A, Miller H, Mittal V
Pediatr Rev 2014 May;35(5):206-11. doi: 10.1542/pir.35-5-206. PMID: 24790074
Tuberculous peritonitis.
Akpolat T
Perit Dial Int 2009 Feb;29 Suppl 2:S166-9. PMID: 19270209
Abdominal tuberculosis.
Lazarus AA, Thilagar B
Dis Mon 2007 Jan;53(1):32-8. doi: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2006.10.004. PMID: 17224321

Prognosis

Atypical cutaneous tuberculosis with an unusual course.
Zeggwagh Z, Azendour H, Znati K, Senouci K
Int J Mycobacteriol 2023 Jan-Mar;12(1):103-106. doi: 10.4103/ijmy.ijmy_4_23. PMID: 36926772
Peritoneal tuberculosis mimicking colonic carcinomatosis.
Gras Gómez CM, Torres Melero J, Rodríguez-Perdomo MJ, Ruiz Pardo J, Estébanez Ferrero B, Rico-Morales MDM, Álvarez García A, Reina Duarte Á
Rev Esp Enferm Dig 2023 Mar;115(3):147-148. doi: 10.17235/reed.2022.8990/2022. PMID: 35815788
Tuberculous peritonitis.
Akpolat T
Perit Dial Int 2009 Feb;29 Suppl 2:S166-9. PMID: 19270209
The renaissance of abdominal tuberculosis.
Jayanthi V, Probert CS, Sher KS, Wicks AC, Mayberry JF
Dig Dis 1993;11(1):36-44. doi: 10.1159/000171399. PMID: 8443955
Peritoneal tuberculosis.
Battersby C
Br J Surg 1967 May;54(5):389-92. doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800540517. PMID: 6023096

Clinical prediction guides

Mycobacterium tuberculosis peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis patients: A scoping review.
Thomson BKA, Vaughan S, Momciu B
Nephrology (Carlton) 2022 Feb;27(2):133-144. Epub 2021 Dec 6 doi: 10.1111/nep.13997. PMID: 34743395
Predictive value of omental thickness on ultrasonography for diagnosis of unexplained ascites, an Egyptian centre study.
Salman MA, Salman AA, Hamdy A, Abdel Samie RM, Ewid M, Abouregal TE, Seif El Nasr SM, Elkassar H, Abdallah A, Yousef M, Mohammed Ismail AA, Alsebaey A, Matter M
Asian J Surg 2020 Jan;43(1):13-19. Epub 2019 Mar 22 doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2019.03.004. PMID: 30910377
An unusual cause of abdominal pain.
Mc Cabe A, Low J, McInerney J
BMJ Case Rep 2011 Jan 25;2011 doi: 10.1136/bcr.09.2010.3370. PMID: 22715270Free PMC Article
How to interpret serum CA 125 levels in patients with serosal involvement? A clinical dilemma.
Sevinc A, Camci C, Turk HM, Buyukberber S
Oncology 2003;65(1):1-6. doi: 10.1159/000071198. PMID: 12837976
Observations on the diagnosis and management of tuberculous peritonitis.
ALFONSO RL, BANSON A, AUSTRIA E, VILLAFRIA LD
Philipp J Surg Surg Spec 1959 Nov-Dec;14:327-33. PMID: 13792631

Recent systematic reviews

Frequency, outcomes, and need for intervention in stricturing gastrointestinal tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Jena A, Mohindra R, Rana K, Neelam PB, Thakur DC, Singh H, Gupta P, Suri V, Sharma V
BMC Gastroenterol 2023 Feb 23;23(1):46. doi: 10.1186/s12876-023-02682-x. PMID: 36814249Free PMC Article
Controversies in classification of peritoneal tuberculosis and a proposal for clinico-radiological classification.
Ahamed Z R, Shah J, Agarwala R, Kumar-M P, Mandavdhare HS, Gupta P, Singh H, Sharma A, Dutta U, Sharma V
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2019 Aug;17(8):547-555. Epub 2019 Jul 17 doi: 10.1080/14787210.2019.1642746. PMID: 31293195
Use of steroids for abdominal tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Soni H, Bellam BL, Rao RK, Kumar PM, Mandavdhare HS, Singh H, Dutta U, Sharma V
Infection 2019 Jun;47(3):387-394. Epub 2018 Oct 15 doi: 10.1007/s15010-018-1235-0. PMID: 30324229
Diagnostic value of adenosine deaminase in ascites for tuberculosis ascites: a meta-analysis.
Tao L, Ning HJ, Nie HM, Guo XY, Qin SY, Jiang HX
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2014 May;79(1):102-7. Epub 2013 Dec 21 doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.12.010. PMID: 24629577
Systematic review: tuberculous peritonitis--presenting features, diagnostic strategies and treatment.
Sanai FM, Bzeizi KI
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2005 Oct 15;22(8):685-700. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2005.02645.x. PMID: 16197489

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