Intestinal tuberculosis in an adolescent : "the monster within" /
Chua, Maria Kristina, MD.
Intestinal tuberculosis in an adolescent : "the monster within" / Maria Kristina Chua. - Fairview, Quezon City Department of Child Health, FEU-NRMF, 2018 - photos (colored); (in folder)
Includes appendices and bibliographical references.
ABSTRACT: This is a case of a 17 year-old female who presented with abdominal enlargement for two months, assoiciated with decreased appetite, weight loss, and undocumented fever. She had close contact with his father who had PTB Category I and uncle wirh Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Category IIA and subsequently developed Primary Pulmonary Tuberculosis infection. She was treated with tripleanti-koch's medications for ten months. Upon physical examination, she was severely underweight, with stable vital signs. Her abdomen was distended, firm with tender right upper quadrant and with a positive fluid wave. Internal examination revealed a firm cervix, unenlarged uterus, and no adnexal mass nor tenderness. Ascites secondary to a gynecological pahtology versus a primary carcinomatosis was considered. Serum makers were measured such as CA 125 which was 13.3x elevated and Alpha-Fetoprotein which was normal.
Research - Department of Child Health
CH20180001
Intestinal tuberculosis in an adolescent : "the monster within" / Maria Kristina Chua. - Fairview, Quezon City Department of Child Health, FEU-NRMF, 2018 - photos (colored); (in folder)
Includes appendices and bibliographical references.
ABSTRACT: This is a case of a 17 year-old female who presented with abdominal enlargement for two months, assoiciated with decreased appetite, weight loss, and undocumented fever. She had close contact with his father who had PTB Category I and uncle wirh Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Category IIA and subsequently developed Primary Pulmonary Tuberculosis infection. She was treated with tripleanti-koch's medications for ten months. Upon physical examination, she was severely underweight, with stable vital signs. Her abdomen was distended, firm with tender right upper quadrant and with a positive fluid wave. Internal examination revealed a firm cervix, unenlarged uterus, and no adnexal mass nor tenderness. Ascites secondary to a gynecological pahtology versus a primary carcinomatosis was considered. Serum makers were measured such as CA 125 which was 13.3x elevated and Alpha-Fetoprotein which was normal.
Research - Department of Child Health
CH20180001
