title: A rare case of isolated macronodular hepatic tuberculosis (Tuberculous) in an immunocompetent patient.
abstract: Tuberculosis is one of the most common and well described infectious diseases, with a world wide distribution and a vast spectrum of clinical manifestations. There are three forms of hepatic tuberculosis. Diffuse hepatic involvement with pulmonary or miliary tuberculosis, diffuse hepatic infiltration without recognizable pulmonary involvement is the second form and the third very rare form presents as a focal/local tuberculoma or abscess. In this case report we describe an unusual appearance of macronodular tuberculomas of the liver.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kayar
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Iskender
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ekinci
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Bayrampasa State Hospital, Turkey.
authors.forename: Figen Tunali
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Turkdogan
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Bayrampasa State Hospital, Turkey.
authors.forename: Musa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Atay
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Rabia Bag
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Soytas
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Bagcilar Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nuket Bayram
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Kayar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014386:Tuberculosis, Hepatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Isolated liver tuberculosis, Tuberculoma, Liver mass.