Tuberculosis of Spleen Presenting With Pyrexia of Unknown Origin in a Non Immunocompromised Men
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2019, Vol 18, Issue 2
Abstract
Splenic lesions due to tuberculosis are extremely rare in immune competent individuals and delay in diagnosis are frequency. Here we describe a 28 year old man presenting with pyrexia of unknown origin with no evidence of any immuno deficiency computed tomography of the abdomen showed an enlarged spleen having multiple small focal hypodense lesions later we confused to be tuberculosis etiology on histopathological examination. He had favorable expense with anti tubercular chemotherapy. We report the case of tuberculosis spleen in an immuno competent individual for its rarity and to highlight the fact that these patients can be managed by surgical / medical treatment effectively.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Prasanna Manickam, Dr. Pradeep Balineni, Dr. V. Shruthi Kamal
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