Isolated splenic tuberculosis presenting with pyrexia of unknown origin.
We report a case of a 62-y-old man who presented with fever, malaise and weight loss. He was diagnosed with pyrexia of unknown origin due to tuberculosis of the spleen. Combination anti-tuberculous therapy was administered and fever gradually subsided after 6 weeks. A 12-month course of anti-tuberculous treatment would appear to be appropriate for the treatment of most patients with splenic tuberculosis.
Ho
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PL
Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, People's Republic of China.
Chim
C S
CS
Yuen
K Y
KY
D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014400:Tuberculosis, Splenic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000995:Antitubercular Agents