title: Two Rare Cases Involving the Spread of Tuberculosis: A Tuberculous Abscess of the Chest Wall Invading the Liver by Way of the Diaphragm.
abstract: We herein report two separate cases in which a tuberculous abscess of the chest wall invaded the liver by penetrating through the diaphragm. After confirming the presence of tuberculous lesions in the chest wall and liver, both patients received preoperative anti-tuberculosis (TB) medications for two weeks; after which, the lesions were surgically removed. Following surgery, both patients fully recovered and were asymptomatic, but continued to receive routine postoperative care involving anti-TB medications. Neither patient showed recurrence of TB during a 15-month follow-up period.
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, China.
authors: Lening
authors: L
authors: Zhang
authors: Chunshan
authors: C
authors: Han
authors: Zhenguo
authors: Z
authors: Han
authors: Bin
authors: B
authors: Yang
authors: Haicheng
authors: H
authors: Gao
authors: Jingwei
authors: J
authors: Shi
authors: Hua
authors: H
authors: Xin
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014396:Tuberculosis, Pleural / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents