Table 2 Symptoms and signs of 24 patients with abdominal tuberculosis treated at Al-Ain Hospital during the period January 2011 to December 2018
Variable | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Symptoms | |
 Abdominal pain | 23 (95.8) |
 Malaise | 19 (79.2) |
 Loss of appetite | 19 (79.2) |
 Nausea | 16 (66.7) |
 Loss of weight | 15 (62.5) |
 Diarrhea | 13 (54.2) |
 Fever | 9 (37.5) |
 Night sweats | 6 (25) |
 Vomiting | 5 (20.8%) |
Signs | |
 Tenderness | 18 (75) |
 Abdominal distension | 9 (37.5) |
 Guarding | 8 (33.3) |
 Ascites | 8 (33.3) |
 Rigidity | 2 (8.3) |
 Negative bowel sounds | 2 (8.3) |