Case Reports
Primary splenic tuberculosis
Authors:
U. Sharma,
Department of General Surgery, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun., IN
S.K. Sahu ,
Department of General Surgery, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun., IN
S. Agrawal,
Department of General Surgery, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun., IN
R. Khanduri,
Department of General Surgery, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun., IN
N. Shirazi,
Department of General Surgery, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun., IN
H. Kapruwan,
Department of General Surgery, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun., IN
K. Nandra,
Department of General Surgery, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun., IN
G. Sachdev,
Department of General Surgery, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun., IN
A. Bisht
Department of General Surgery, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun., IN
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a major health problem worldwide, despite considerable advances in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease [1]. This disease presents with diverse clinical symptoms in the form of pulmonary TB and extra-pulmonary TB. Extra-pulmonary TB accounts for almost 15% of all cases. Among the extra-pulmonary forms, splenic TB is an unusual entity. This form of TB is normally
seen as a part of miliary TB. In our case study, a patient presented with a rare form of splenic TB and managed successfully. Splenic TB is undetectable as a primary site in the body and is a rare variant of extra-pulmonary TB.
How to Cite:
Sharma U, Sahu SK, Agrawal S, Khanduri R, Shirazi N, Kapruwan H, et al.. Primary splenic tuberculosis. Sri Lanka Journal of Surgery. 2016;34(1):15–6. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljs.v34i1.8228
Published on
20 Apr 2016.
Peer Reviewed
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