Diagnostic dilemma of abdominal tuberculosis in non-HIV patients: An ongoing challenge for physicians

Table 1 Characteristics of non-HIV patients with abdominal tuberculosis (n = 209) mean age 33 ± 15 years

Patients characteristic	n	%
Male	86	41
Female	123	59
Past History of TB	13	6
Family History of TB	6	3
Associated Pulmonary TB	10	5
Abdominal pain	194	93
Fever	134	64
Night sweats	99	48
Weight loss	98	47
Vomiting	75	36
Ascites	74	35
Constipation	64	31
Diarrhea	25	12
Sub acute intestinal Obstruction	28	13
Acute intestinal Obstruction	22	11

Results are presented as number (percentage).

Table 2 Diagnostic yield of various investigations in patients with abdominal tuberculosis

Investigation	n (Patients inwhich investigationsperformed)	Yield ofdiagnostic testn /%
Barium meal and follow through	70	58/83
Barium enema	34	15/44
Ultra sound	93	82/88
CT Scan Abdomen	35	28/80
Histopathology of surgical specimen	35	35/100
Histopathology of Colonoscopic biopsy 35		29/83
Histopathology of ultrasound and CT guided biopsy	28	14/50
Histopathology of Laparoscopic biopsy 5		5/100
Histopathology of upper GI endoscopic biopsy	10	4/40
AFB culture	87	6/7

Results are presented as number (percentage).