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Descriptor English: Peritonitis, Tuberculous
Descriptor Spanish: Peritonitis Tuberculosa
Descriptor peritonitis tuberculosa
Entry term(s) tuberculosis peritoneal
Scope note: Forma de PERITONITIS que se observa en pacientes que padecen TUBERCULOSIS. Se caracteriza por lesiones en forma miliar o como una masa pélvica en las superficies peritoneales. La mayoría de los pacientes tienen ASCITIS, hinchazón abdominal, DOLOR ABDOMINAL y otros síntomas generales, como FIEBRE, PÉRDIDA DE PESO y ANEMIA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Peritonite Tuberculosa
Descriptor French: Péritonite tuberculeuse
Entry term(s): Tuberculosis, Peritoneal
Tree number(s): C01.150.252.410.040.552.846.617.100
C01.463.600.249
C06.844.640.249
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014395
Scope note: A form of PERITONITIS seen in patients with TUBERCULOSIS, characterized by lesion either as a miliary form or as a pelvic mass on the peritoneal surfaces. Most patients have ASCITES, abdominal swelling, ABDOMINAL PAIN, and other systemic symptoms such as FEVER; WEIGHT LOSS; and ANEMIA.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 2005; see TUBERCULOSIS, PERITONEAL 1966-2004
History Note: 2005 (1966)
DeCS ID: 14796
Unique ID: D014395
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Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2011/06/24
Peritonitis, Tuberculous - Preferred
Concept UI M0022129
Scope note A form of PERITONITIS seen in patients with TUBERCULOSIS, characterized by lesion either as a miliary form or as a pelvic mass on the peritoneal surfaces. Most patients have ASCITES, abdominal swelling, ABDOMINAL PAIN, and other systemic symptoms such as FEVER; WEIGHT LOSS; and ANEMIA.
Preferred term Peritonitis, Tuberculous
Entry term(s) Tuberculosis, Peritoneal



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