PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - S Muquit
AU  - M Shah
AU  - K Abayajeewa
TI  - A case of miliary tuberculosis presenting with bowel perforation
AID  - 10.1136/emj.2006.040279
DP  - 2006 Nov 01
TA  - Emergency Medicine Journal
PG  - e62--e62
VI  - 23
IP  - 11
4099  - http://emj.bmj.com/content/23/11/e62.short
4100  - http://emj.bmj.com/content/23/11/e62.full
SO  - Emerg Med J2006 Nov 01; 23
AB  - Tuberculosis is a disease that should never be underestimated. It can affect anybody at any age. Doctors in the West do not have much experience of peritonitis secondary to tuberculosis. It is a condition that requires urgent and aggressive management as it can be fatal, even in the young and fit, as this case report illustrates.