Extra pulmonary tuberculosis presenting as fever with massive splenomegaly and pancytopenia

Extra pulmonary tuberculosis presenting as fever with massive splenomegaly and pancytopenia

Disseminated tuberculosis is an important differential diagnosis for fever of unknown origin (FUO) and it can present with hepatosplenomegaly and lymphadenopathy and may have meningitis and with hematological abnormalities including pancytopenia or a leukemoid reaction. We report the case of a 13-ye...

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Main Authors: Chandni R., Rajan G., Udayabhaskaran V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
FUO
Tuberculosis
Massive splenomegaly
Pancytopenia
Extrapulmonary
Hypersplenism
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250916300063

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