Use of steroids for abdominal tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The role of adjunctive steroids in abdominal tuberculosis is unclear.

Objective: To evaluate effect of adjunctive use of steroids for abdominal tuberculosis in reducing/preventing complications.

Methods: We searched electronic databases (Medline, Embase, CENTRAL, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL) from inception to 25th June 2018 using the terms "abdominal tuberculosis" OR "intestinal tuberculosis" OR "peritoneal tuberculosis" OR "tuberculous peritonitis" AND steroids OR methylprednisolone OR prednisolone.