title: Isolated hepatosplenic tuberculosis: a rare presentation.
abstract: Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis presents a major health challenge in endemic countries and spares no organ in the human body. This infection is a mimicker of various disease processes such as metastasis, lymphoproliferative diseases, and other granulomatous conditions such as sarcoidosis and fungal infections. The most challenging and important differential is metastasis, especially in the disseminated form of tuberculosis. We present a histopathologically proven case of isolated hepatosplenic tuberculosis that was provisionally diagnosed as lymphoma due to its unusual, restricted involvement of the liver and spleen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus), Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Roumina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hasan
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Rajagopal
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kadavigere
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004977:Ethambutol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008875:Middle Aged; D011718:Pyrazinamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012293:Rifampin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014386:Tuberculosis, Hepatic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014400:Tuberculosis, Splenic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D015431:Weight Loss
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D011718:Pyrazinamide; D004977:Ethambutol; D007538:Isoniazid; D012293:Rifampin