The Abeominal Tuberculosis in Children. |
Young Sik Kim, Jeong Hun Ha, Jeong Kee Seo |
Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea |
소아기 복부 결핵 : 장 결핵 및 결핵성 복막염 |
김영식, 하정훈, 서정기 |
서울대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실 |
Received: 27 September 1988 • Accepted: 27 September 1988 |
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Abstract |
following results were obtained through the clinical review of 29 cases with the abdominal
tuberculosis under the age of 15 years, who admitted to Seoul National University Hospital from
January, 1977 to December, 1987.
1) Thirteen cases were patients with tuberculous peritonitis, 12 cases were patients with intestinal
tuberculosis, and the remaining 4 cases were patients with both tuberculous peritonitis and intestinal
tuberculosis.
2) The male to female ratio was 12 to 17 cases, and the mean age of patients was 9 years and 1
month, (from 1 year to 14 years)
3) The mean duration of symptoms prior to diagnosis was 4.3 months, and it was longer in patients
with intestinal tuberculosis than in patients with tuberculous peritonitis.
4) The major symptoms were abdominal pain (72%), abdominal distension (59%), fever (55%),
vomiting (48%), diarrhea (35%). The major signs were abdominal tenderness (59%) and ascites (38%).
5) Laboratory investigation revealed positive CRP (100%), elevated ESR (70%), anemia (62%),
hypoalbuminemia (39%) and positive occult blood in stool (31%). Eighty five percent of cases sho-
wed posit^e tuberculin skin reaction.
6) Fifteen cases (52%) showed pulmonary tuberculosis and the most common involoved site of
intestinal tuberculosis in barium study was ileocecal area.
7) Forty eight percent of the patients were positive in BCG vaccination history and 43% of the
patients were positive in family history of tuberculosis.
8) All patients showed clinical improvement after anti-Tb chemotherapy except one who lost foll-
ow- up.
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Key Words:
Abdominal Tuberculosis, Tuberculous Peritonitis, Intestinal Tuberculosis, Children |
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