Splenic Tuberculosis: A Cause of Pyrexia of Unknown Origin Report of Two Cases

Tuberculosis of spleen is an extremely rare clinical entity. It often poses diagnostic difficulties as microbiological confirmation of diagnosis is not easy. We encountered two casas who presented with prolong fever but no other symptoms. Laboratory data provided no specific information for diagnosi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of medicine 2013, Vol.14 (1), p.88-90
Hauptverfasser:	Kabir, Ahmedul, Das, Aparna, Banna, Mahmudul Hassan, Minnat, Baharul, Ahasan, H A M Nazmul
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Diagnostic tests Spleen Tuberculosis
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Zusammenfassung:	Tuberculosis of spleen is an extremely rare clinical entity. It often poses diagnostic difficulties as microbiological confirmation of diagnosis is not easy. We encountered two casas who presented with prolong fever but no other symptoms. Laboratory data provided no specific information for diagnosis. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed splenomegaly with multiple small hypoechoic lesions within the spleen. A diagnosis of isolated splenic tuberculosis was confirmed after a splenic puncture and histopathological examination.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jom.v14i1.14586 J MEDICINE 2013; 14 : 88-90
ISSN:	1997-9797 2075-5384
DOI:	10.3329/jom.v14i1.14586