title: Splenic tuberculosis in an immunocompetent patient can be managed conservatively: a case report.
abstract: Tuberculosis is a significant health problem in developing countries. Splenic tuberculosis usually occurs as a part of miliary tuberculosis, and ranks third after lung and liver involvement, respectively. Splenic involvement is more common in immunocompromised patients and is very rarely found in immunocompetent patients. Here we report a case of splenic tuberculosis in an immunocompetent patient, which was managed successfully with conservative treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Science, Lucknow, India drashok97@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Science, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Science, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: Anu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Behari
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Science, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Verma
keywords: immunocompetence; splenectomy; splenic tuberculosis