A rare case of miliary tuberculosis accompanying perihepatitis
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
; (4): 264-267, 2019.
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ABSTRACT
Perihepatic capsulitis is associated with various diseases, such as Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, perforated cholecystitis, perforated hepatic abscess, and tuberculous peritonitis. Miliary tuberculosis is present in about 2% of all reported cases of tuberculosis and is characterized by the widespread millet-like hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We describe a 24-year-old virgin patient presenting with right upper quadrant and costovertebral angle pain. Diffuse perihepatic capsular enhancement was observed in abdominal computed tomography scans. Chest radiography showed miliary tuberculosis, and a polymerase chain reaction hybridization assay of sputum revealed the presence of M. tuberculosis. Symptoms improved after administering anti-tuberculosis medications. This report describes a rare case of miliary tuberculosis accompanying perihepatitis.
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Main subject:
Sputum
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Thorax
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Tuberculosis
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Tuberculosis, Miliary
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Peritonitis, Tuberculous
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Radiography
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Cholecystitis
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Liver Abscess
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Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
Year:
2019
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Article