DOI: 10.21276/sasjm.2018.4.9.5

Pages: 142-146

Abdominal tuberculosis (TB) is still a real public health problem in Morocco. It is one of the most common forms of extra-pulmonary TB. The aim of this study is to document the epidemiologic profile, the clinical manifestations, treatment responses and outcomes of abdominal TB in our region. This was a retrospective study spread over 12 years including all abdominal tuberculosis cases admitted to the gastroenterology department of the Mohammed VI University Hospital in Marrakech. The diagnosis was made on histological or bacteriological evidence. In their absence, it was based on suggestive findings or high clinical suspicion. During the study period, 509 patients were included. The average age was 38 years old. 60.5% of our cases were female. Various forms of abdominal tuberculosis were included (peritonitis, luminal TB, solid organ TB, abdominal lymph nodes or from combination of sites). The diagnosis of tuberculosis was confirmed based on bacteriological or histological findings in 42% of cases (n: 214) and in 58% of cases (n: 295) it was presumed based on suggestive findings or high clinical suspicion. All of our patients received antituberculous therapy. The outcome was good in 93.1% of the cases.