title: Tuberculosis of spleen presenting with pyrexia of unknown origin in a non-immunocompromised woman.
abstract: Splenic lesions due to tuberculosis are extremely rare in immunocompetent indi-viduals and delays in diagnosis are frequent. Here, we describe a 49-year-woman presenting with pyrexia-of-unknown origin with no evidence of any immunodefi-ciency. Computed tomography of the abdomen showed an enlarged spleen having multiple small focal hypodense lesions; the later were confirmed to be of tubercu-lous etiology on histopathological examination. She had favorable response with anti-tubercular chemotherapy. We report this case of tuberculosis spleen in an im-munocompetent individual for its rarity and to highlight the fact that these patients can be managed by medical treatment effectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak., India.
authors.forename: Prem Parkash
authors.initials: PP
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authors.forename: Dipti
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Pradeep
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sansanwal
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