Volume : VII, Issue : IX, September - 2018

Ascitic and pleural fluid being positive for acid fast bacilli by Ziehl– Neelsen stain : A rare case report.

Dr. B. Devdas Rai, Dr. Bhushan C Shetty, Dr. Prashanth M Hubli

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The incidence of extrapulmonary tuberculosis is rising globally due to the increased prevalence of HIV infection. Hence a high clinical suspicion and supportive diagnostics is necessary for the diagnosis . The incidence of  Acid fast bacilli being positive by ZN stain is very low, but in our patient who prented with easy fatigability, fever and abdominal distension of 5 months duration found to have both pleural and ascitic fluid positive for the organism.the patient was started with anti–tuberculosis treatment and is improving.

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Dr.B.Devdas Rai, Dr.Bhushan C Shetty, Dr.Prashanth M Hubli, Ascitic and pleural fluid being positive for acid fast bacilli by Ziehl– Neelsen stain : A rare case report., INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-9 | September-2018

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