Tuberculosis: a rare cause of splenic abscess.
Splenic abscess is a rare condition associated with septicemic conditions. Splenic abscess due to tuberculosis is still rarer, mostly diagnosed in immuno-compromised hosts. A case of tubercular splenic abscess without any underlying disease is reported.
Sharma
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Dept. of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi.
Dey
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Agarwal
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Nagarkar
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Gujral
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D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013156:Splenectomy; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014400:Tuberculosis, Splenic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery