Introduction: Abdominal tuberculosis is not uncommon in
daily medical practice. This study was done focusing
variable presentations of abdominal tuberculosis
Material and methods: Data of consecutive patients
diagnosed as abdominal tuberculosis were analyzed. Their
epidemiological features, presentations, laboratory findings,
and response to therapy were analysed.
Result: Total 69 cases (male 43, 62.3%,and female 26,
37.7%), age ranging from 15 to 85 years (mean 36.23) were
enrolled. Rural (55, 79.7%), poor (49,71%) and housewives
(24, 34.8%) and people of 21-30 years age group (27, 39.1%)
were more affected. Diagnosis was based on combinations
of clinical, laboratory findings and therapeutic response. In
this series 30 (43.5%), 23 (33.4%) and 12 (17.3%) were
diagnosed as intestinal, peritoneal and disseminated
tuberculosis respectively. Of them68 patients recovered with
treatment. Five patients developed intestinal obstruction and
one developed hepatitis and lost from follow up.
Conclusion: Diagnosis of abdominal tuberculosis is by
combinations of clinical findings, without gold standard
method. In our series intestinal tuberculosis and peritoneal
tuberculosis were common clinical types with weight loss
and abdominal pain as common clinical symptoms. And
outcome of Treatment of TB was excellent
Key words: Abdominal tuberculosis, intestinal tuberculosis,
peritoneal tuberculosis
(J Bangladesh Coll Phys Surg 2019; 37: 25-29