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Isolated splenic tuberculosis

Published:2005-01 Issue:1 Volume:35 Page:48-49
ISSN:0049-4755
Container-title:Tropical Doctor
language:en
Short-container-title:Trop Doct

Author:

Singh B¹,Ramdial P K²,Royeppen E¹,Moodley J¹,Chetty R¹

Affiliation:

1. Departments of Surgery & Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Natal, Private Bag 7, Congella 4013, South Africa

2. Departments of Anatomical Pathology, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Natal, Private Bag 7, Congella 4013, South Africa

Abstract

Tuberculosis isolated to the spleen is a rare clinical entity particularly in the non-HIV-positive patient population. In the four patients described, two presented with thrombocytopenia; in two patients the condition was diagnosed serendipitously at laparotomy undertaken for abdominal trauma.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1258/0049475053001976

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