title: Isolated tuberculosis of the spleen: A case report and review of literature.
abstract: Isolated involvement of spleen in tuberculosis is a rare entity, particularly among immunocompetent hosts. Herein, we present a 28-year-old man with left abdominal discomfort for 2 years who was found to have a cystic lesion in spleen on evaluation. Eventually, he was diagnosed to have isolated splenic tuberculosis with an involvement of a single lymph node at the splenic hilum. In this rare form of tuberculosis, it seems that splenectomy in addition to standard antitubercular therapy is curative.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, 6-3-661, Somajiguda, Hyderabad, 500082 India.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, 6-3-661, Somajiguda, Hyderabad, 500082 India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pradeep
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, 6-3-661, Somajiguda, Hyderabad, 500082 India.
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, 6-3-661, Somajiguda, Hyderabad, 500082 India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Anuradha
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, 6-3-661, Somajiguda, Hyderabad, 500082 India.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nageshwar Reddy
keywords: Isolated spleenic tuberculosis