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A Challenging Diagnosis of Ascites: A Case Report of Peritoneal Tuberculosis


Approximately 2 billion people, which is about one third of the world’s population, are infected with tuberculosis (TB). Around
10% of infected people will develop active TB at one point in their lifetime. We present a rare case of a 68-year-old male who
presented to the emergency department with a 2-week progressive dyspnea. In addition, the patient complained of generalized
weakness, subjective fevers, and abdominal pain in the right upper quadrant. Ascites was noted on physical exam, and the patient underwent a diagnostic paracentesis with initial workup that was unrevealing for underlying etiology


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