Localized hepatic tuberculosis presenting as fever of unknown origin
Localized hepatic tuberculosis is a rare clinical form of tuberculosis infection; it has signs and symptoms related only to hepatic injury, with minimal or no extrahepatic involvement. It frequently presents as a non-specific syndrome, with systemic manifestations, which can sometimes result in a di...
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| author | Teresa Cristina Abreu Ferrari Carolina Mundim Couto Tatiane Silva Vilaça Marcelo Antônio Pascoal Xavier |
| author_facet | Teresa Cristina Abreu Ferrari Carolina Mundim Couto Tatiane Silva Vilaça Marcelo Antônio Pascoal Xavier |
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| description | Localized hepatic tuberculosis is a rare clinical form of tuberculosis infection; it has signs and symptoms related only to hepatic injury, with minimal or no extrahepatic involvement. It frequently presents as a non-specific syndrome, with systemic manifestations, which can sometimes result in a diagnostic dilemma. A high index of suspicion is required and a definitive diagnosis can be very difficult. We report a case of localized hepatic tuberculosis that presented as fever of unknown origin. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-471bb6a3a1204fb2b9a3fda63290a17e2022-12-22T00:04:57ZengElsevierBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases1678-439110536436710.1590/S1413-86702006000500013S1413-86702006000500013Localized hepatic tuberculosis presenting as fever of unknown originTeresa Cristina Abreu Ferrari0Carolina Mundim Couto1Tatiane Silva Vilaça2Marcelo Antônio Pascoal Xavier3Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisUniversidade Federal de Minas GeraisUniversidade Federal de Minas GeraisUniversidade Federal de Minas GeraisLocalized hepatic tuberculosis is a rare clinical form of tuberculosis infection; it has signs and symptoms related only to hepatic injury, with minimal or no extrahepatic involvement. It frequently presents as a non-specific syndrome, with systemic manifestations, which can sometimes result in a diagnostic dilemma. A high index of suspicion is required and a definitive diagnosis can be very difficult. We report a case of localized hepatic tuberculosis that presented as fever of unknown origin.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702006000500013&lng=en&tlng=enTuberculosisfever of unknown origingranulomatous hepatitis |
| spellingShingle | Teresa Cristina Abreu Ferrari Carolina Mundim Couto Tatiane Silva Vilaça Marcelo Antônio Pascoal Xavier Localized hepatic tuberculosis presenting as fever of unknown origin Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases Tuberculosis fever of unknown origin granulomatous hepatitis |
| title | Localized hepatic tuberculosis presenting as fever of unknown origin |
| title_full | Localized hepatic tuberculosis presenting as fever of unknown origin |
| title_fullStr | Localized hepatic tuberculosis presenting as fever of unknown origin |
| title_full_unstemmed | Localized hepatic tuberculosis presenting as fever of unknown origin |
| title_short | Localized hepatic tuberculosis presenting as fever of unknown origin |
| title_sort | localized hepatic tuberculosis presenting as fever of unknown origin |
| topic | Tuberculosis fever of unknown origin granulomatous hepatitis |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702006000500013&lng=en&tlng=en |
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