Tubercular splenic abscess: Two case reports with review of literature

Tubercular splenic abscess: Two case reports with review of literature

Tubercular splenic abscess is an extremely rare entity among immunocompetent individuals. Here we describe two cases of tubercular splenic abscess in immunocompetent individuals, the first had to undergo emergency splenectomy for pain abdomen. The second case presented with pyrexia of unknown origin...

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Main Authors: Subhra Mitra, Mrinmoy Mitra, Satyajeet Sahoo, Bijan Kumar Ghosh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians
Subjects:
Abscess
extrapulmonary tuberculosis
immunocompetent
spleen
Online Access:http://www.jacpjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2320-8775;year=2015;volume=3;issue=2;spage=69;epage=72;aulast=Mitra

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