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Isolated tuberculosis of the spleen: A case report and review of literature

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Isolated involvement of spleen in tuberculosis is a rare entity, particularly among immunocompetent hosts. Herein, we present a 28-year-old man with left abdominal discomfort for 2 years who was found to have a cystic lesion in spleen on evaluation. Eventually, he was diagnosed to have isolated splenic tuberculosis with an involvement of a single lymph node at the splenic hilum. In this rare form of tuberculosis, it seems that splenectomy in addition to standard antitubercular therapy is curative.

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  1. Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, 6-3-661, Somajiguda, Hyderabad, 500082, India

    H. Mishra, R. Pradeep & G. V. Rao

  2. Department of Pathology, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, 6-3-661, Somajiguda, Hyderabad, 500082, India

    S. Anuradha

  3. Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, 6-3-661, Somajiguda, Hyderabad, 500082, India

    D. Nageshwar Reddy

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Mishra, H., Pradeep, R., Rao, G.V. et al. Isolated tuberculosis of the spleen: A case report and review of literature. Indian J Surg 75, 235–236 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-012-0511-y

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