TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chua, Maria Kristina, MD.
TI  - Intestinal tuberculosis in an adolescent : : "the monster within" / 
AV  - CH20180001 
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Fairview, Quezon City
PB  - Department of Child Health, FEU-NRMF
N1  - Includes appendices and bibliographical references; RESDCH
N2  - 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
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