Is abdominal tuberculosis serious?

Abdominal tuberculosis actually refers to the presence of lymph tuberculosis in the organs in the abdominal cavity. The impact on the patient's health is different for different organs. So, is abdominal tuberculosis serious? In fact, it is not just abdominal tuberculosis. We should take many diseases seriously. After all, a cold that we ignore can be fatal, so abdominal tuberculosis still needs to be treated quickly.

Abdominal tuberculosis includes tuberculosis of the stomach, liver, spleen, intestines, peritoneum and mesenteric lymph nodes. Among them, intestinal, peritoneal and mesenteric lymph node tuberculosis are the most common.

The three are closely related and often exist simultaneously, but clinically they can also manifest as a single disease type dominated by a certain organ. Among children with tuberculosis admitted to Beijing Children's Hospital, tuberculosis ranks third after pulmonary tuberculosis and tuberculous meningitis. As for hepatosplenic tuberculosis, most of them are part of systemic miliary tuberculosis; hepatic tuberculosis and splenic tuberculosis as independent types of disease are rare in children.

Transmission routes of abdominal tuberculosis: ① Digestive tract transmission: Drinking milk contaminated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, eating and licking tableware or objects contaminated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and swallowing contaminated sputum can cause Mycobacterium tuberculosis to invade the intestines. ②Hematogenous dissemination: Abdominal lesions are part of systemic miliary tuberculosis. ③Lymphatic dissemination: Intrathoracic lymph node tuberculosis can invade the intra-abdominal lymph nodes through lymphatic reflux.

Tuberculosis is a chronic and slow-onset infectious disease that is common among young people. The incubation period is 4 to 8 weeks. 80% of them occur in the lungs, and other parts (cervical lymph nodes, meninges, peritoneum, intestines, skin, and bones) may also be secondarily infected. Respiratory transmission between people is the main way of transmission of this disease. The source of infection is contact with tuberculosis patients who excrete bacteria. With the spread of environmental pollution and AIDS, the incidence of tuberculosis has become increasingly serious. Except for a few cases with acute onset, most cases present a chronic course clinically. There are often systemic symptoms such as low fever and fatigue, and respiratory system manifestations such as cough and hemoptysis.