I had peritoneal tuberculosis leading to intestinal perforation and had to have surgery, now using an ostomy. My TB treatment regimen is 12 months. I have been in treatment for 11 months now.

Peritoneal tuberculosis is a specific inflammatory lesion of the peritoneum, often appearing secondary to other tuberculosis foci. Peritoneal tuberculosis accounts for 6.5% of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, ranking 6th among the most common tuberculosis forms.

Peritoneal tuberculosis can affect women's reproductive health or even lead to death. Therefore, patients need to see a doctor as soon as they have symptoms of the disease to get a definitive diagnosis and timely and effective treatment.

Several diagnostic scores have been developed for the diagnosis and prognosis of AFB-negative tuberculosis. Each score has its own advantages and disadvantages as well as different sensitivities and specificities.

Diagnosis of negative AFB tuberculosis will be based on history of exposure, clinical and X-ray suspicion. Thus, the diagnosis of tuberculosis or not will depend largely on the experience of the clinician. Tuberculosis in children is a serious and complicated disease with long-term and complicated treatment, so tuberculosis vaccination is the safest and most effective method of disease prevention.

Drug-resistant tuberculosis is an extremely dangerous form of tuberculosis with side effects that seriously damage the patient's health. Treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis is not only expensive, but the treatment time is many times longer than that of normal tuberculosis.

Tuberculosis is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis and usually affects the lungs. The disease is highly contagious from person to person through the air when a person with pulmonary tuberculosis coughs, sneezes or spits. Therefore, it is necessary to proactively test for tuberculosis for early diagnosis before the bacteria have damaged the organs, especially in high-risk groups.

Pleural effusion is a complex disease, increasingly common in the community, can occur in both adults and children. Understanding the causes of pleural effusion will help each person proactively prevent this condition effectively.