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Mycobacterium bovis peritonitis mimicking ovarian cancer in a young woman.

J E Stout1, C W Woods, A A Alvarez, A Berchuck, C Dukes Hamilton.   

Abstract

We describe a 27-year-old woman with peritonitis due to Mycobacterium bovis that initially appeared to be ovarian cancer. Clinicians should include this disease in the differential diagnosis of ovarian cancer and should consider laparoscopic diagnosis in the appropriate epidemiologic setting.

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Year:  2001        PMID: 11462205     DOI: 10.1086/321908

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Clin Infect Dis        ISSN: 1058-4838            Impact factor:   9.079


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1.  So, they thought it was all over.

Authors:  Arun Lakhanpal; Sian Arfon; Damian John McKeon
Journal:  BMJ Case Rep       Date:  2011-02-02
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