title: Abdominal tuberculosis. A case report.
abstract: Tuberculous involvement of the abdominal parenchymatous organs is usually a diffuse process. The macronodular form of hepatosplenic tuberculosis and focal involvement of the pancreas are extremely rare. This report describes CT findings of abdominal parenchymatous organ involvement in a patient with pulmonary and vertebral tuberculosis. Although CT does not confirm a diagnosis of abdominal tuberculosis, it is a valuable examination that can support the diagnosis and define the extent of disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arslan
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ciftçi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ceylan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Metin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Demirci
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010179:Pancreas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000150:complications; D014463:Ultrasonography