Hepatic granuloma: a Clinicopathological study

A review of all patients diagnosed as hepatic granuloma in the Medical City over a six year period was undertaken in an attempt to determine the underlying etiology in Iraq. Bilhariziasis was the commonest cause but was only found in Egyptians working in Iraq. Tuberculosis on the other hand was the commonest cause among Iraqi patients. Conditions common in Western Countries such as Sarcoidosis and primary biliary cirrhosis were rare. Other miscellaneous conditions are reported and discussed

Unusual presentation of thoracic tuberculosis

We are reporting on 3 cases of tuberculosis, two pulmonary and one mediastinal, in which the presentation was rather unusual both clinically and radiologically. In two of the cases thoracotomy and biopsy of the lesion was required to establish the diagnosis