title: Macronodular hepatosplenic tuberculosis.
abstract: Hepatosplenic involvement is a rare manifestation of abdominal tuberculosis in children. We describe the case of a 7-year-old girl with persistent fever, cough, and hepatosplenomegaly. Typical lesions were shown in the liver and spleen by ultrasound and computed tomography. Colonoscopy showed a nodular, ulcerated mass that partially obstructed the cecum. Microbiological and histopathological findings of intestinal and liver biopsy confirmed the clinical suspicion of tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Child and Mother Health.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guidi
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bolli
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lanza
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Biagetti
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Osimani
authors.forename: Fernando Maria
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: de Benedictis
keywords: Tuberculosis; children; liver; spleen