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  • Title: A 14-year-old girl presenting with tuberculous intestinal perforation while in a temporary shelter after the 2015 earthquake in Nepal.
    Author: Shrestha D, Shrestha MK, Raya GB, Bhattachan A, Hayashi K, Ariyoshi K, Parry CM, Dhoubhadel BG.
    Journal: Paediatr Int Child Health; 2018 Feb; 38(1):69-72. PubMed ID: 28121264.
    Abstract:
    A 14-year-old Nepalese girl presented with fever, abdominal pain and vomiting. She was living with her family in a temporary settlement camp following the earthquake in Nepal in 2015. She had had abdominal pain for 2 months and fever for 1 month. Abdominal examination suggested acute peritonitis. At laparotomy, three ileal perforations were detected and histopathology demonstrated caseous granulomas. Her father had sputum-positive pulmonary tuberculosis. She was diagnosed with abdominal tuberculosis and responded well to anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy. Intestinal perforation is a rare complication of tuberculosis in children.
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