Consumption Junction: A Case of Peritoneal Tuberculosis-induced Small Bowel Obstruction
The rapid diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) is necessary to prevent the spread of infection to others and reduce morbidity and mortality. Atypical presentations are not often considered in the differential. This patient presented with fever and abdominal pain. Computed tomography of the a...
Main Authors: | Kelly Peng, Dylan Arnold |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2018-01-01
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Series: | Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9dp3b1hx |
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