Hepatosplenic tuberculosis, a rare presentation
A lymphoma mimicker, the tuberculosis
Keywords:
Acid fast Bacillus, Epstein-Barr virus, polymerase chain reaction, tuberculosisAbstract
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the known endemic diseases in this part of world; the most common organ involvement is lung. Among extrapulmonary involvements, tubercular lymphadenitis is the most common. Gastrointestinal TB is very uncommon, making up to 3.5% of extrapulmonary TB. Hepatosplenic TB with abdominal tubercular lymphadenitis is very rare form of TB, accounting <1%. We are describing a patient who had lymphoma-like presentation and at the end proved to be a rare form of TB.
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