title: Isolated splenic tuberculosis presenting with pyrexia of unknown origin.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Chim
authors.forename: K Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Yuen
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents