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Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology
Medknow Publications on behalf of Indian Association of Medical Microbiology
ISSN: 0255-0857 EISSN: 0255-0857
Vol. 28, No. 2, 2010, pp. 172-173
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Bioline Code: mb10051
Full paper language: English
Document type: Case Report
Document available free of charge
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Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, Vol. 28, No. 2, 2010, pp. 172-173
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Asymptomatic, isolated tubercular splenic abscess, in an immunocompetent person
Udgaonkar, U.; Kulkarni, S.; Shah, S. & Bhave, S.
Abstract
Tubercular splenic abscess in an immunocompetent person, especially when the patient is without any symptoms, is a rare clinical entity. We report a case of isolated tubercular splenic abscess in a 38-year-old asymptomatic healthy female and emphasize the importance of careful smear examination. The patient had come to the hospital for repair of vaginal vault prolapse. Her abdominal ultra sonography showed normal sized spleen with hypoechoic areas suggesting abscess. Fine needle aspiration of splenic lesion revealed tubercle bacilli on Ziehl Neelsen stain. The organisms also grew on culture. The splenic lesions cleared after six months of treatment with anti tubercular drugs at our Directly Observed Treatment centre under Revised National TB Control Programme. The patient was operated successfully for vault prolapse one year later.
Keywords
Asymptomatic tubercular splenic abscess, splenic abscess, tubercular splenic abscess
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