Online ISSN: 2515-8260

Abdominal Tuberculosis in Children- A Case Report

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Isaac Bahai Arthur1 , Lisa-Pierre Tchoungui2 ,Sheila Takyiwaa-Gyedu3 , Abigail Abiba Fuseini4 ,Sourav Bansal5

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Abdominal tuberculosis (TB) is a rare manifestation of TB and constitutes approximately 12% of extrapulmonary TB cases. Abdominal TB prevalence is relatively high in children and immunocompromised patients. Diagnosis of abdominal TB is often delayed in developing countries due to the lack of specific symptoms and proper diagnostic tests

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