[Non-invasive diagnosis of peritoneal tuberculosis].

Tuberculous peritonitis was suspected in a 33-year-old man, without significant past medical history or risk factor for tuberculosis, who presented with constitutional manifestations including fatigue and weight loss, fever for several weeks and inflammatory ascites. Echo-guided percutaneous biopsy of the thickened omentum showed numerous epithelioid granulomas, avoiding laparoscopic peritoneal biopsies. Recovery was uneventful under antituberculous treatment.