@article{article_550685, title={TUBERCULOUS PERİTONİTİS: A CASE REPORT}, journal={Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi}, volume={2}, pages={39–42}, year={2008}, author={Işıkay, Sedat and Erdoğan, Fazlı and Özkan, Behzat}, keywords={Peritoneal tuberculosis, CA 125, acute abdomen}, abstract={Tuberculous peritonitis is a rare event which can mimic advanced stage of acute abdomen. Abdominal pain and an elevated CA 125 is suggestive of an abdominal malignancy and obstruction; however, benign conditions may be discovered. A patient with an acute abdomene, ascites, and an elevated CA 125 underwent an exploratory laparotomy Final pathology revealed peritoneal tuberculosis without any pulmonary involvement. Acid-fast bacilli were confirmed with polymerase chain reaction in the surgical specimen. We also used CA 125 for monitoring the response to the anti-tuberculous treatment.}, number={2}, publisher={T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Ankara Şehir Hastanesi}