title: Tuberculosis of the gall bladder.
abstract: An unusual presentation of tuberculous involvement of gall bladder in the absence of clinically detectable tuberculosis elsewhere is described. Tuberculosis, a rare lesion in the gall bladder was seen in a case associated with chronic cholecystitis with acute exacerbation. This organ is supposed not to be involved by tuberculosis due to high concentration of bile-acids in pure bile. The mode of spread in the present case remains speculative.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, RG Kar Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery