A rare case of isolated macronodular hepatic tuberculosis (Tuberculous) in an immunocompetent patient

Kayar Y., Ekinci İ., Turkdogan F. T., Atay M., Soytas R. B., Kayar N. B.

JOURNAL OF THE PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, vol.65, no.11, pp.1235-1236, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Editorial Material
  • Volume: 65 Issue: 11
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THE PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1235-1236
  • Keywords: Isolated liver tuberculosis, Tuberculoma, Liver mass, DIAGNOSIS
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Tuberculosis is one of the most common and well described infectious diseases, with a world wide distribution and a vast spectrum of clinical manifestations. There are three forms of hepatic tuberculosis. Diffuse hepatic involvement with pulmonary or miliary tuberculosis, diffuse hepatic infiltration without recognizable pulmonary involvement is the second form and the third very rare form presents as a focal/local tuberculoma or abscess. In this case report we describe an unusual appearance of macronodular tuberculomas of the liver.