Primary abdominal tuberculosis presenting as chronic dyspepsia

Pai Mangalore, Rekha; Liang, Vivian; Tharmarajah, Kalyani

doi:10.5694/mja14.01313

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To the Editor: Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality worldwide. Although Australia has the lowest rates in the world, more recently there has been a spike secondary to increased international travel and migration.1

The Northern Hospital, Melbourne, VIC.

Correspondence: rekhapai16@yahoo.co.in

Acknowledgements:

We are grateful to Tuck Yong for reviewing our manuscript and Simon Glance of The Northern Hospital for his support and advice during the writing of this manuscript.

Competing interests:

No relevant disclosures.

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