Analysis of a case of malignan! peritoneal mesotheliomaassocitated with atypical tuberculosis. There arepresent atypical mycobacteria (variety Vaccae) thatbeing opportunistic infect under deficient generaland/or local conditions. Emphasis is laid on the factthat the peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare occurrence,its diagnosis being generally made by an exploratorylaparotomy. With early diagnosis, !he tratment iscomplete exeresis, ali other measures are only palliative.

Se analiza un caso de mesoteiioma peritoneal malignoasociado con tuberculosis atípica. Se constata lapresencia de micobacterias atípicas (variedad Vaccae)que siendo oportunistas infectan sobre bajas condicionesgenerales y/o locales. Se insiste sobre la rnrezade los mesoteliomas peritoneales diagnosticándolosgeneralmente en la laparotomía exploradora. El tratamiento,con diagnóstico precoz, es la ex.:.resis completa,otras medidas son sólo paliativas.