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- Title
Isolated tuberculosis of the spleen: A case report and review of literature.
- Authors
Mishra, H.; Pradeep, R.; Rao, G.; Anuradha, S.; Reddy, D.
- Abstract
Isolated involvement of spleen in tuberculosis is a rare entity, particularly among immunocompetent hosts. Herein, we present a 28-year-old man with left abdominal discomfort for 2 years who was found to have a cystic lesion in spleen on evaluation. Eventually, he was diagnosed to have isolated splenic tuberculosis with an involvement of a single lymph node at the splenic hilum. In this rare form of tuberculosis, it seems that splenectomy in addition to standard antitubercular therapy is curative.
- Subjects
SPLEEN diseases; TUBERCULOSIS diagnosis; SYMPTOMS; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Indian Journal of Surgery, 2013, Vol 75, Issue 3, p235
- ISSN
0972-2068
- Publication type
Report
- DOI
10.1007/s12262-012-0511-y