title: An isolated tuberculous liver abscess in a non-immunocompromised patient.
abstract: A liver abscess is an uncommon extra-pulmonary manifestation of a common disease that is tuberculosis. It usually follows primary infection in the lung or the gut. Tuberculous liver abscess in a non-immunocompromised patient in the absence of primary disease elsewhere is an extremely rare occurrence. We report here a case of a tuberculous liver abscess in a 30 years old female who presented a considerable diagnostic challenge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Kalubowila, Dehiwala, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Walimuni Yohan
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Mendis Abeysekera
authors.forename: Warusha Dhammika
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Dulantha de Silva
authors.forename: Anusha Prabhamalee
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Ginige
authors.forename: Parameswaran
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pragatheswaran
authors.forename: Sachintha Kaushalya
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Hewage
authors.forename: Anura Sarath
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kumara Banagala
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D004977:Ethambutol; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D007813:Laparotomy; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013307:Streptomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014386:Tuberculosis, Hepatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D004977:Ethambutol; D013307:Streptomycin