Hepatic artery mycotic aneurysm of tubercular aetiology.
Hepatic artery aneurysm caused by tuberculosis is extremely rare, the commonest being atherosclerosis and vasculitis. A 13 year boy admitted with suspected disseminated tuberculosis had a hepatic bruit. Patient died of aneurysmal rupture before antemortem etiological diagnosis could be established. Postmortem examination revealed widespread tubercular lesions in the chest and abdomen and hepatic artery aneurysm.
Department of Radio-diagnosis, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry-605 006.
Beeresha
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Ghotekar
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Dutta
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Verma
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Elangovan
D000293:Adolescent; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000382:microbiology*; D006499:Hepatic Artery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014386:Tuberculosis, Hepatic / Q000150:complications*