title: Response to antituberculous chemotherapy after splenectomy.
abstract: A case of a 17-year-old Indian male with disseminated tuberculosis is reported. While on chemotherapy, he was detected to have splenic abscesses. The patient remained unresponsive to antituberculous drugs until a splenectomy was performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nayyar
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ramakrishna
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Khanduri
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000293:Adolescent; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013156:Splenectomy; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D014400:Tuberculosis, Splenic / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents