Abstract:Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease and one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide. Abdominal TB (ATB) can involve the peritoneum, lymph nodes, luminal structures, and solid organs, with a predominance of intestinal and peritoneal forms of the disease. Most pediatric cases may present with peritoneal and lymph node disease. This case reports a five-year-old girl who is medically and surgically free. She had ATB complicated with a bowel obstruction that resulted in an eventful outcome of fistula formati… Show more
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