[Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma. An infrequent cause of prolonged fever syndrome and leucocytosis in a young adult]. / Mesotelioma maligno de peritoneo. Causa infrecuente de síndrome febril prolongado y leucocitosis en un adulto joven.
Medicina (B Aires)
; 55(1): 48-50, 1995.
Article
em Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7565036
Peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare neoplasia usually associated with exposure to asbestos. The incidence in the population not in contact with asbestos is of one per million per year. The disease is most common in males over the age of 40, with signs and symptoms of neoplasic disease together with abdominal pain and ascitis with or without a palpable abdominal mass. We report the case of a young male without a history of exposure to asbestos who presented with prolonged fever, leukocytosis and a septated peritoneal exudate. With a presumptive diagnosis of peritoneal tuberculosis, the patient received empirical antituberculosis treatment. Because the clinical picture persisted and microbiological studies remained negative, a second exploratory laparotomy was performed which demonstrated the presence of a malignant epithelial peritoneal mesothelioma.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Peritoneais
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Febre
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Leucocitose
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Mesotelioma
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Medicina (B Aires)
Ano de publicação:
1995
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Argentina
País de publicação:
Argentina