Postoperative Diagnosis of Miliary Tuberculosis Masquerading as Acute Surgical Abdomen in an Immunocompromised Child: A Case Report
Hamza Talbi, Hicham Ziani, Anas El Hanbali, Leila Drouzi, Zakariya Hamdani, Mahmoud Byadi, Noussaiba Nabil, Saad Elharrak, Meryem Ennafiri, Larbi Dafali, Aziza Bentalha, Alae El Koraichi, Salma Ech Cherif El Kettani · 2026
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Description
Hamza Talbi and many colleagues describe an eight-year-old girl whose widespread tuberculosis was found only after three abdominal operations. The 2026 case report comes with a warning: the disease imitates ordinary surgical problems. The girl had an autoimmune joint condition treated with drugs that suppress immunity, a known risk for severe tuberculosis.
She first seemed to have an appendix abscess, then a blocked bowel with more abscesses. After her third operation she developed severe breathing failure. Chest imaging showed the tiny, seed-like spots of miliary tuberculosis across both lungs, plus inflammation near the bowel. A tuberculosis blood test was positive. Intensive care and standard tuberculosis drugs brought full recovery. The authors urge imaging the chest early in such puzzles.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Hamza Talbi, Hicham Ziani, Anas El Hanbali, Leila Drouzi, Zakariya Hamdani, Mahmoud Byadi, Noussaiba Nabil, Saad Elharrak, Meryem Ennafiri, Larbi Dafali, Aziza Bentalha, Alae El Koraichi, Salma Ech Cherif El Kettani |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 19 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |