title: Primary hepatic tuberculosis presenting as acute liver failure.
abstract: Abdominal tuberculosis is a common clinical entity in Indian subcontinent; however, hepatic tuberculosis in the absence of miliary abdominal tuberculosis is restricted to the case reports and small case series in English literature. It mimics common liver diseases like liver abscess and tumors. We report a case of 25-year-old immunocompetent female who presented with features of acute liver failure. Ultrasonography (USG) abdomen revealed multiple hypoechoic lesions. However, patient expired within 48 h of presentation but her liver autopsy revealed multiple epithelioid cell caseating granulomas with positive staining for acid fast bacilli (AFB). Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was also positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine , Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences , Rohtak, Haryana , India.
authors.forename: Deepak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine , Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences , Rohtak, Haryana , India.
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology , Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences , Rohtak, Haryana , India.
authors.forename: Promil
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine , Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences , Rohtak, Haryana , India.
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pawar