[Fatal outcome of multiorgan tuberculosis with peritoneal involvement after abdominal surgery]

Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed. 2013 May;108(4):319-22. doi: 10.1007/s00063-012-0212-0. Epub 2013 Feb 9.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Severe cases of tuberculosis can cause vital functional disturbances depending on the stage of the disease and the organ manifestation. There is a particularly high mortality rate in intensive care patients with tuberculosis. Extrapulmonary organ manifestations of this disease in particular can be associated with misdiagnosis and fatal outcome. In this article the intensive care treatment of a patient who suffered from abdominal as well as pulmonary tuberculosis is reported.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anastomosis, Surgical
  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
  • Disease Progression
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Iatrogenic Disease*
  • Jejunum / injuries*
  • Jejunum / surgery*
  • Male
  • Multiple Organ Failure / diagnosis
  • Multiple Organ Failure / drug therapy
  • Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis*
  • Peritonitis, Tuberculous / diagnosis*
  • Peritonitis, Tuberculous / drug therapy
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnosis*
  • Postoperative Complications / drug therapy
  • Postoperative Complications / surgery
  • Reoperation
  • Sepsis / diagnosis
  • Sepsis / drug therapy
  • Surgical Wound Dehiscence / diagnosis
  • Surgical Wound Dehiscence / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Tuberculosis / diagnosis*
  • Tuberculosis / drug therapy

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents