title: Primary hepatic tuberculosis in immunocompetent adults: a UK case series.
abstract: Primary hepatic tuberculosis (TB) is very rare in the UK, but the incidence may be rising. Three cases of primary hepatic TB in immunocompetent patients without evidence of pulmonary involvement are reported. The diagnosis was challenging as two patients had liver space-occupying lesions, and the third patient presented with liver abscess. All of them responded well to standard anti-tubercular treatment. Hepatic TB should be considered in the differential diagnosis of space-occupying lesions of the liver and liver abscesses.
authors.affiliation: The Liver Unit , Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham , Edgbaston, Birmingham , UK.
authors.forename: Moustafa Mabrouk
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Mourad
authors.affiliation: The Liver Unit , Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham , Edgbaston, Birmingham , UK.
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liossis
authors.affiliation: The Liver Unit , Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham , Edgbaston, Birmingham , UK.
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Algarni
authors.affiliation: The Liver Unit , Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham , Edgbaston, Birmingham , UK.
authors.forename: Senthil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: The Liver Unit , Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham , Edgbaston, Birmingham , UK.
authors.forename: Simon R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Bramhall