Diagnosing isolated hepatosplenic tuberculosis in an immunocompetent patient: a case report
| Autor: | Muhammad Faizan Ahmed, Abdul Moid Shehzad, Om Dawani, Ahmed Alratoot, Mujtaba Jamal Syed, Raja Samir Khan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Tuberculosis Antitubercular Agents Prevalence Tuberculosis Splenic Annual incidence World health Mycobacterium tuberculosis Immunocompromised Host 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Epidemiology Tuberculosis Hepatic Humans Medicine biology business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Infectious Diseases Tomography x ray computed 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Tomography X-Ray Computed business |
| Zdroj: | Tropical Doctor. 48:232-234 |
| ISSN: | 1758-1133 0049-4755 |
| Popis: | For many years, tuberculosis (TB) has been endemic in Pakistan; many rare and unusual presentations have been reported. There is a myriad of non-specific symptoms which always requires a high index of clinical suspicion for TB. World Health Organization data suggest that Pakistan ranks as the fifth highest country burdened with TB and has the fourth highest prevalence of multi-drug resistant TB globally. With an annual incidence of 277 cases per 100,000, the importance of early diagnosis and treatment is self-evident. We present a case where a strong suspicion of isolated hepatosplenic TB in an immunocompetent patient justified a directed approach. |
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