title: Disseminated tuberculosis manifesting as chronic pancreatitis.
abstract: Pancreatic involvement in tuberculosis is known but uncommon. The clinical manifestation may vary from painless obstructive jaundice due to pancreatic mass (cyst or abscess) to fever of unknown origin. Here we report a case who initially presented as acute pancreatitis relapsing into chronic pancreatitis as an initial manifestation of disseminated tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences (University of Delhi) and GTB Hospital, Delhi.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Avasthi
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
authors.forename: Piyush
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jain
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001201:Ascites / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D050500:Pancreatitis, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014463:Ultrasonography; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents