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Christoph Sossou1, Chaitanya Pal1, Jose R Bustillo2
1Resident Physician, Internal Medicine, Newark Beth Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Newark, NJ, USA.
Abstract:
This is a case of a 38-year-old female with latent TB complicated by disseminated peritoneal TB with associated spontaneous abortion, who was initially thought to have an ovarian neoplasm, prompting extensive workup. Laparoscopy with biopsy later confirmed the patient's condition; she was initiated on the appropriate therapy and had a full recovery.
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