Tuberculosis of spleen presenting with pyrexia of unknown origin in a non-immunocompromised woman.
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.
Gupta
Prem Parkash
PP
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak., India.
Fotedar
Sanjay
S
Agarwal
Dipti
D
Sansanwal
Pradeep
P
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