TUBERCULOUS PERITONITIS - VALUE OF CA-125 TO MONITOR RESPONSE TO TREATMENT

Authors
PEREZ CJ LEON JMT ALONSO MM ARIAS RG SANCHEZ FB DELAGUTIERREZ S SALCINES T VAZQUEZ JMM
Citation
Cj. Perez et al., TUBERCULOUS PERITONITIS - VALUE OF CA-125 TO MONITOR RESPONSE TO TREATMENT, Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas, 90(8), 1998, pp. 592-593
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas → ACNP
ISSN journal
11300108
Volume
90
Issue
8
Year of publication
1998
Pages
592 - 593
Database
ISI
SICI code
1130-0108(1998)90:8<592:TP-VOC>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
A case of a 32 years old woman with fever and exudative ascites is des cribed. Tuberculous peritonitis was confirmed by abdominal laparoscopy , peritoneal biopsy and Lowenstein culture. A serum CA 125 level was 8 61 U/ml before therapy. The CA 125 level decreased a 30% after three w eeks of antituberculous treatment. This tumor marker may be used to fo llow disease activity in tuberculous ascites.