ABSTRACT
Tuberculosis (TB) of the spleen is an extremely rare clinical entity particularly among immunocompetent persons. We report a case of isolated tuberculous abscess of spleen in a 13- years- old boy. No primary focus of infection was detected in lungs or any other organ. The patient was treated by splenectomy after a therapeutic failure with standard antituberculous medication.
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Adolescent , Humans , Male , Abscess , Diagnosis , Microbiology , Pathology , Histocytochemistry , Microscopy , Spleen , Pathology , Splenic Diseases , Diagnosis , Microbiology , Pathology , Tuberculosis , Diagnosis , MicrobiologyABSTRACT
Cysticercosis is a condition that occurs when man is infected with larvae of Taenia solium. Oral cysticercosis is a rare event, and it represents difficulty in clinical diagnosis. A case of oral cysticercosis in 11 year old girl is presented which complained of painless swelling for 6 months. A FNAC was performed which revealed bluish pink fibrillary material and interspersed nuclei and fragments of wall of larvae. Patient was treated with antihelminthic.