A Case of Tuberculous Peritonitis in Pregnancy.

Lee, John Ik; Kwon, Min Yeon; Song, Sung Wook; Park, Choo Jin; Moon, Zong Soo; Seo, Soo Hyung; Park, Yang Suh

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2000;43(1):132-136.
Published online January 1, 2001.

A Case of Tuberculous Peritonitis in Pregnancy.

John Ik Lee, Min Yeon Kwon, Sung Wook Song, Choo Jin Park, Zong Soo Moon, Soo Hyung Seo, Yang Suh Park

Abstract

The tuberculous peritonitis, especially in pregnancy, is very rare and difficult to diagnose since there is no diagnostic clue and limitation of diagnostic means. The clinical features may vary such as fever, chill, tachycardia, abdominal tenderness or rebound tenderness which are not controlled easily with antibiotics. It is possible to diagnose by AFB culture and biopsy through exploro-laparotomy which is done due to uncontrolled symptoms even to unstable vital signs. It's clinical symptoms and signs are dramatically improved with antituberculotic therapy. Recently we have experienced a case of tubeculous peritonitis at 29 weeks gestation which was diagnosed through exploro-laparotomy including cesarean section. So we report this case with a brief review of literature

Key Words: Tuberculous peritonitis, pregnancy