title: Isolated tubercular splenic abscess.
abstract: Splenic abscess due to tuberculosis is extremely rare in immunocompetent individuals. We report a case of tubercular splenic abscess (TSA) in an immunocompetent individual for its rarity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pathology, Govt Medical College/GND Hospital, Amritsar.
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Neki
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Batra
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Sidhu
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Multani
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014400:Tuberculosis, Splenic / Q000175:diagnosis*