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01.06.2013 | Case Report
Isolated tuberculosis of the spleen: A case report and review of literature
verfasst von:
H. Mishra, R. Pradeep, G. V. Rao, S. Anuradha, D. Nageshwar Reddy
Erschienen in:
Indian Journal of Surgery
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Ausgabe 3/2013
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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.