Tuberculosis in an Immunocompetent Immigrant Patient

Cureus. 2020 Sep 3;12(9):e10225. doi: 10.7759/cureus.10225.

Abstract

Peritoneal tuberculosis (TB) is a rare medical condition in developed nations like the United States, and it is uncommon to observe this condition in patients without underlying immunosuppression. This report describes a patient who developed abdominal pain, constipation, and ascites. And later on, he was diagnosed with peritoneal TB following laparoscopy with peritoneal biopsy. The patient was an immigrant from a high TB burden country but had no other common risk factors for the development of peritoneal TB. Treatment with anti-TB therapy resulted in significant clinical improvement.

Keywords: abdominal tuberculosis; anti-tuberculosis therapy; ascites; gastrointestinal tuberculosis; immigrant; immunocompetent; laparoscopy with peritoneal biopsy; peritoneal tuberculosis (tb).

Publication types

  • Case Reports