Table 3 Clinical features in 139 patients with abdominal tuberculosis
Characteristic | All patients (n = 139) | Luminal TB (n = 69) | Peritoneal TB (n = 28) | Nodal TB (n = 7) | Visceral TB (n = 23) | Mixed TB (n = 12) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abdominal pain | 48 (34.5%) | 23 (33.3%) | 7 (25.0%) | 3 (42.9%) | 9 (39.1%) | 6 (50.0%) |
Fever | 16 (11.5%) | 5 (7.2%) | 6 (21.4%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (13.0%) | 2 (16.7%) |
Anorexia | 9 (6.5%) | 6 (8.7%) | 1 (3.6%) | 1 (14.3%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (8.3%) |
Body weight loss | 5 (3.6%) | 4 (5.8%) | 1 (3.6%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Abdominal distension | 29 (21.0%) | 2 (2.9%) | 22 (78.6%) a, e, f, g | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (41.7%) d, j |
Bloody stool | 11 (7.9%) | 10 (14.5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (4.3%) | 0 (0%) |
Dyspnea | 2 (1.4%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3.6%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (4.3%) | 0 (0%) |
Diarrhea | 6 (4.3%) | 5 (7.2%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (8.3%) |
Hematuria | 1 (0.7%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (4.3%) | 0 (0%) |
Dysuria | 2 (1.4%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (8.7%) | 0 (0%) |
Palpable mass | 3 (2.2%) | 1 (1.4%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (14.3%) | 1 (4.3%) | 0 (0%) |
Scrotal swelling | 1 (0.7%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (4.3%) | 0 (0%) |
Jaundice | 1 (0.7%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (14.3%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
No symptom | 31 (22.3%) | 23 (33.3%) a, d | 1 (3.6%) | 2 (28.6%) | 5 (21.7%) | 0 (0%) |