Primary Splenic Tuberculosis Presenting as a Large Solitary Mass
Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
;
: 186-188, 2005.
Article
Dans Anglais
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-27145
ABSTRACT
Tuberculosis may be difficult to diagnose when it presents in an uncommon extrapulmonary site. Although there has been a resurgence of abdominal tuberculosis in immunocompromised patients, which is largely due to the extensive use of immunosuppressive drugs and the increasing incidence of a human immunodeficiency virus infection, splenic tuberculosis is rare, particularly in the immunocompetent patients. Almost all cases of splenic tuberculosis present as multiple hypoechoic foci on sonography or multiple focal hypodense lesions on contrast enhanced computed tomographic scan. To our knowledge, splenic tuberculosis is an extremely rare condition. An 80-year-old man was found to have a large solitary splenic mass mimicking a splenic neoplasm on sonography and contrast enhanced computed tomographic scan. A diagnostic splenectomy revealed a large solitary mass in the spleen, which was consistent with splenic tuberculosis microscopically. We report a rare case of splenic tuberculosis in an elderly man presenting as a large solitary splenic mass on sonography and contrast enhanced computed tomographic scan.
Texte intégral:
Disponible
Indice:
WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Rate
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Splénectomie
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Tumeurs spléniques
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Tuberculose
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Tuberculose splénique
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Incidence
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VIH (Virus de l'Immunodéficience Humaine)
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Sujet immunodéprimé
Type d'étude:
Etude d'incidence
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Étude pronostique
Limites du sujet:
Adulte très âgé
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Aged80
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Humains
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
Année:
2005
Type:
Article
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