Tuberculous splenic abscess--a case report and review of literature.
Splenic abscess due to tuberculosis is a rare condition and is mostly diagnosed in immuno-compromised hosts. A case of tuberculous splenic abscess detected incidentally after splenectomy without any underlying disease is reported in an immuno-competent patient.
Sinha
Arvind K
AK
Department of Pathology, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. arvindak1969@yahoo.com
Agarwal
Anshoo
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Agrawal
C S
CS
Mishra
Asim
A
Dabadi
Kabita
K
D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013156:Splenectomy; D014400:Tuberculosis, Splenic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy
D000995:Antitubercular Agents