A 14-year-old girl presenting with tuberculous intestinal perforation while in a temporary shelter after the 2015 earthquake in Nepal

Dhruba Shrestha; Manoj Krishna Shrestha; Ganendra Bhakta Raya; Anuj Bhattachan; Kentaro Hayashi; Koya Ariyoshi; Christopher Parry; Bhim Gopal Dhoubhadel

doi:10.1080/20469047.2016.1265233

A 14-year-old girl presenting with tuberculous intestinal perforation while in a temporary shelter after the 2015 earthquake in Nepal

Dhruba Shrestha
, Manoj Krishna Shrestha
, Ganendra Bhakta Raya
, Anuj Bhattachan
, Kentaro Hayashi
, Koya Ariyoshi
, Christopher Parry
, Bhim Gopal Dhoubhadel

Siddhi Memorial Hospital
Public Health Concern Trust, Nepal
International Vaccine Institute, Seoul
Nagasaki University
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	69-72
Number of pages	4
Journal	Paediatrics and International Child Health
Volume	38
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/20469047.2016.1265233
Publication status	Published - 2 Jan 2018
Externally published	Yes

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children
earthquake
Intestinal perforation
Nepal
peritonitis
tuberculosis

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A 14-year-old girl presenting with tuberculous intestinal perforation while in a temporary shelter after the 2015 earthquake in Nepal

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