Tuberculosis: a rare cause of splenic abscess

S Sharma; A B Dey; N Agarwal; K M Nagarkar; S Gujral

Tuberculosis: a rare cause of splenic abscess

J Assoc Physicians India. 1999 Jul;47(7):740-1.

Authors

S Sharma¹, A B Dey, N Agarwal, K M Nagarkar, S Gujral

Affiliation

¹ Dept. of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi.

PMID: 10778602

Abstract

Splenic abscess is a rare condition associated with septicemic conditions. Splenic abscess due to tuberculosis is still rarer, mostly diagnosed in immuno-compromised hosts. A case of tubercular splenic abscess without any underlying disease is reported.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abscess / diagnostic imaging
Abscess / microbiology*
Abscess / surgery
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Splenectomy
Splenic Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Splenic Diseases / surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tuberculosis, Splenic / diagnostic imaging
Tuberculosis, Splenic / epidemiology*
Tuberculosis, Splenic / surgery