Tuberculous liver abscess.
A 36-year-old patient presented with liver abscess, an unusual form of tuberculosis. Her clinical course was a perplexing one since the tuberculosis manifested as prolonged fever from an undefined source. Despite extensive investigations and triple antituberculosis chemotherapy her disease was refractory until surgical drainage was performed.
D000328:Adult; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014386:Tuberculosis, Hepatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy