title: Tubercular splenic abscess in immunocompetent patients: a rare entity.
abstract: Splenic abscess is an unusual, potentially life threatening condition associated with septiceamic conditions. Splenic abscess due to tuberculosis is a rare entity, specifically seen in immunocompromised individuals. However splenic tubercular abscess in immunocompetent individuals is rarer. We present two cases of splenic tubercular abscess in immunocompetent persons where a diagnosis of tuberculosis was made after splenectomy. The aim of presenting these cases is to stress the fact that tuberculosis should be considered as a differential diagnosis in all cases of splenic abscesses in areas where tuberculosis is endemic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Unit 1, St Stephen's Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Subrat K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Raul
authors.forename: Sashi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tiwari
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Raina
authors.forename: Rajeev
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Molly
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Joseph
keywords: Splenic abscess; Tuberculosis