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Acute chylous peritonitis with associated intestinal tuberculosis. 1986

P S Jhittay, and R L Wolverson, and A O Wilson

Acute chylous peritonitis is a rare condition that may be a sign of occult disease. However, in the majority of cases an underlying cause has not been demonstrated. The following is a case report of a five-year-old boy with acute chylous peritonitis with associated intestinal tuberculosis.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D002915	Chylous Ascites	Presence of milky lymph (CHYLE) in the PERITONEAL CAVITY, with or without infection.	Ascites, Chylous,Chyloperitoneum,Chylous Peritonitis,Peritonitis, Chylous
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001064	Appendicitis	Acute inflammation of the APPENDIX. Acute appendicitis is classified as simple, gangrenous, or perforated.	Perforated Appendicitis,Ruptured Appendicitis,Appendicitis, Perforated,Appendicitis, Ruptured
D001065	Appendix	A worm-like blind tube extension from the CECUM.	Vermiform Appendix,Appendix, Vermiform
D014385	Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal	TUBERCULOSIS that involves any region of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, mostly in the distal ILEUM and the CECUM. In most cases, MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS is the pathogen. Clinical features include ABDOMINAL PAIN; FEVER; and palpable mass in the ileocecal area.	Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis