title: Isolated hepatic tuberculosis: a rare cause of hepatic mass lesions.
abstract: Hepatic tuberculosis usually accompanies pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Although isolated hepatic tuberculosis is a very rare condition, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a hepatic mass. Here, we report a 42-year-old woman presenting with weight loss, fever, night sweats, and a hepatic mass on the abdominal ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Ultrasonography-guided percutaneous needle biopsy demonstrated a caseating granuloma with epithelioid histiocytes and giant cells compatible with the diagnosis of tuberculosis. The patient was treated with four anti-tuberculous drugs for 1 year. She recovered clinically, and her post-treatment abdominal MRI was normal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Acıbadem University Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nurten
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Türkel Küçükmetin
authors.forename: Umit
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ince
authors.forename: Bahattin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ciçek
authors.forename: Haluk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akman
authors.forename: Güngör
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boztaş
authors.forename: Nurdan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tözün
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014386:Tuberculosis, Hepatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents