Abdominal Pain and Distention
 
Introduction

HIV & GI Disease

Abdominal Distention

There are just as many causes for abdominal pain and distention in Kenya as we have here in Indiana, plus a few more.

  • Ulcer disease
  • Bowel tumors leading to obstruciton
  • Pancreatitis, acute and chronic
  • Ascaris worms
    • Can migrate into biliary tree
    • Cause bowel obstruction
  • Tuberculosis
  • Sickle cell crisis
  • Typhoid fever leading to
    • Bowel perferation
    • Intussusception

Ascaris lumbricoides, adult worms, egg and larva
  • Abdominal Actinomycosis
  • Appendicitis
  • Crohn's disease and Ulcerative colitis
  • Pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, on and on.........

Abdominal distention
   
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