Vanessa Alexandra Avalos Trujillo

Disseminated extrapulmonary tuberculosis with abdominal and meningeal involvement in a pediatric patient: case report

Abdominal tuberculosis primarily affects the terminal ileum, cecum, and lymphoid-rich areas, manifesting with chronic abdominal pain, weight loss, persistent fever, exudative ascites, and altered bowel habits. The case of an adolescent with a one-month history of abdominal pain accompanied by joint pain, decreased appe...