CLINICAL PROFILE, DRUG RESISTANCE PATTERN AND TREATMENT OUTCOMES OF ABDOMINAL TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS IN WESTERN INDIA.
Suhas Sudhakarrao UdgirkarSamit JainSunil PawarSanjay ChandnaniQais Q ContractorPravin M RathiPublished in: Arquivos de gastroenterologia (2019)
Abdominal tuberculosis with wide spectrum of presentation, can still be managed with early diagnosis and treatment even in patients with sub acute intestinal obstruction. Weight gain or resolving symptoms were considered early markers of treatment response. Patients with stricture can become asymptomatic with medical treatment alone.
Keyphrases
- weight gain
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- body mass index
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- birth weight
- liver failure
- hiv aids
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- prognostic factors
- weight loss
- south africa
- human immunodeficiency virus
- combination therapy
- respiratory failure
- patient reported
- hiv infected
- antiretroviral therapy