A 14-year-old girl presenting with tuberculous intestinal perforation while in a temporary shelter after the 2015 earthquake in Nepal

作者:Shrestha Dhruba; Shrestha Manoj Krishna; Raya Ganendra Bhakta; Bhattachan Anuj; Hayashi Kentaro; Ariyoshi Koya; Parry Christopher M.; Dhoubhadel Bhim Gopal*
来源:Paediatrics and International Child Health, 2018, 38(1): 69-72.
DOI:10.1080/20469047.2016.1265233

摘要

A 14-year-old Nepalese girl presented with fever, abdominal pain and vomiting. She was living with her family in a temporary settlement camp following the earthquake in Nepal in 2015. She had had abdominal pain for 2 months and fever for 1 month. Abdominal examination suggested acute peritonitis. At laparotomy, three ileal perforations were detected and histopathology demonstrated caseous granulomas. Her father had sputum-positive pulmonary tuberculosis. She was diagnosed with abdominal tuberculosis and responded well to anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy. Intestinal perforation is a rare complication of tuberculosis in children.

  • 出版日期2018

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