Intraperitoneal tuberculous abscess: Computed tomography features

Figure 5 Three tuberculous abscesses located in the abdominal cavity. A: Chest X-ray film showed active pulmonary tuberculosis; B, C: Axial and coronal CT images showed a multiseptated, peripherally enhanced, hypodense mass located in the subphrenic space measuring 3.0 cm × 3.5 cm × 7.2 cm (black arrow). A liver tuberculous lesion (white arrow) and liver cyst (arrowhead) were also detected. Nodular thickening of the diaphragmatic peritoneum showed homogeneous enhancement (blue arrow); D: Coronal CT image showed a multiseptated, peripherally enhanced, hypodense mass with irregular shape located in the perihepatic space measuring approximately 5.0 cm × 8.9 cm × 12.2 cm (arrow); E: Coronal CT image showed a multiseptated, peripherally enhanced, hypodense mass located in the lower abdominal cavity measuring approximately 4.5 cm × 5.8 cm × 7.0 cm (arrow head). Enlarged lymph nodes with rim enhancement located in the para-aortic region were detected (arrow). CT: Computed tomography.