TB Research

Omental Tubercluosis: A rare presentation of Abdomial TB

D Nagi, Maryam Abid, Syed Asim Ifthikar, Fazal Akbar, Tahir Abdullaha, Aaron Mckevitt, Sofia Ruth Nazir

Pakistan Journal of Chest medicine · 2020-07

Abstract

Tuberculosis is a common disease worldwide nearly 10.4 million people fall prey to this disease annually. It is a curable infectious disease but emerged as the major health problem in both developing &under developed countries due to poor socioeconomic status, development of multi drug resistance and poor nutritional status of inhabitants.

MeSH terms

  • Medicine
  • Tuberculosis
  • Disease
  • Presentation (obstetrics)
  • Infectious disease (medical specialty)
  • Socioeconomic status
  • Developing country
  • Environmental health