An isolated tuberculous liver abscess in a non-immunocompromised patient

A liver abscess is an uncommon extra-pulmonary manifestation of a common disease that is tuberculosis. It usually follows primary infection in the lung or the gut. Tuberculous liver abscess in a non-immunocompromised patient in the absence of primary disease elsewhere is an extremely rare occurrence...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan 2013-09, Vol.23 (9), p.667-669
Hauptverfasser:	Mendis Abeysekera, Walimuni Yohan, Dulantha de Silva, Warusha Dhammika, Ginige, Anusha Prabhamalee, Pragatheswaran, Parameswaran, Hewage, Sachintha Kaushalya, Kumara Banagala, Anura Sarath
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abscess Adult Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Antitubercular Agents - therapeutic use Biopsy Care and treatment Diagnosis Ethambutol Female Humans Laparoscopy Laparotomy Liver Abscess - diagnosis Liver Abscess - drug therapy Liver Abscess - microbiology Liver diseases Streptomycin - therapeutic use Treatment Outcome Tuberculosis Tuberculosis, Hepatic - diagnosis Tuberculosis, Hepatic - drug therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	A liver abscess is an uncommon extra-pulmonary manifestation of a common disease that is tuberculosis. It usually follows primary infection in the lung or the gut. Tuberculous liver abscess in a non-immunocompromised patient in the absence of primary disease elsewhere is an extremely rare occurrence. We report here a case of a tuberculous liver abscess in a 30 years old female who presented a considerable diagnostic challenge.
ISSN:	1022-386X 1681-7168