Clinical Presentation and Surgical Management of Abdominal Tuberculosis at M.Y. Hospital, Indore

Abdominal tuberculosis has been a common disease that poses challenge for the diagnosis of disease, as vague symptoms of the disease always lead to delay in diagnosis. This disease can be called as an imitator of other abdominal pathologies. A high index of doubt is necessary to make early and accurate diagnosis. Abdominal involvement can occur in body at various places like gastrointestinal tract, solid viscera, peritoneum and lymph nodes. Numerous investigations have to be used to help in making the accurate diagnosis of abdominal tuberculosis. Accurate diagnosis in early pathogenic stage and starting of antitubercular therapy and surgical treatment are important to prevent complications leading to morbidity and mortality of patients. Patients having long term symptoms are often weak debilitated, anaemic, malnourished, chronically ill and underweight which may be due to cachexia.