Tuberculosis of spleen presenting with pyrexia of unknown origin in a non-immunocompromised woman
| Autor: | Gupta Prem, Fotedar Sanjay, Agarwal Dipti, Sansanwal Pradeep |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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| Zdroj: | Lung India, Vol 25, Iss 1, Pp 22-24 (2008) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0970-2113 0974-598X |
| Popis: | Splenic lesions due to tuberculosis are extremely rare in immunocompetent indi-viduals and delays in diagnosis are frequent. Here, we describe a 49-year-woman presenting with pyrexia-of-unknown origin with no evidence of any immunodefi-ciency. Computed tomography of the abdomen showed an enlarged spleen having multiple small focal hypodense lesions; the later were confirmed to be of tubercu-lous etiology on histopathological examination. She had favorable response with anti-tubercular chemotherapy. We report this case of tuberculosis spleen in an im-munocompetent individual for its rarity and to highlight the fact that these patients can be managed by medical treatment effectively. |
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