Rare pseudotumoral hepatic tuberculosis mimicking malignancy: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge [PDF]
Pseudotumoral hepatic tuberculosis (TB) is an exceptionally rare manifestation of TB, often mimicking hepatic malignancy on imaging studies. We report the case of a 51-year-old female diagnosed with a low-grade tubulovillous adenoma of the ampulla of ...
Mohamed Labied +5 more
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Hepatic tuberculosis in absence of disseminated abdominal tuberculosis
Liver involvement in tuberculosis in absence of miliary tuberculosis is rare. This study was performed to analyse the spectrum and response to treatment of hepatic tuberculosis in the absence of miliary abdominal tuberculosis.
Chirag S. Desai +6 more
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Hepatic tuberculosis is usually associated with an active pulmonary or miliary tuberculosis, but rarely localizes as a liver tumor mass. The clinical presentation of isolated liver tuberculosis is so rare and atypical that it challenges the clinical ...
Bangroo A, Malhotra Amit
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Primary hepatic tuberculosis: A rare occurrence. [PDF]
Primary hepatic tuberculosis is a rare entity and can closely mimic malignancy with respect to clinical presentation and imaging features. We identified five patients at a high volume tertiary care cancer center, whose clinical features and imaging closely mimicked primary liver malignancy or metastases but final histopathology was suggestive of ...
Niyogi D, Goel M, Shinde RS, Patkar S.
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Isolated Hepatic Tuberculosis: A Difficult Diagnosis. [PDF]
Wilhelmi M.
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The incidence of liver injury in Uyghur patients treated for TB in Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region, China, and its association with hepatic enzyme polymorphisms nat2, cyp2e1, gstm1 and gstt1. [PDF]
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Of three first-line anti-tuberculosis (anti-TB) drugs, isoniazid is most commonly associated with hepatotoxicity. Differences in INH-induced toxicity have been attributed to genetic variability at several loci, NAT2, CYP2E1 ...
A Tostmann +79 more
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Role of therapeutic drug monitoring in pulmonary infections : use and potential for expanded use of dried blood spot samples [PDF]
Respiratory tract infections are among the most common infections in men. We reviewed literature to document their pharmacological treatments, and the extent to which therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is needed during treatment.
Akkerman, Onno W +6 more
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Isolated Hepatic Tuberculosis Presenting as Cystic-Like and Tumour-Like Mass Lesions
Hepatic tuberculosis is a rare manifestation of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis. Hepatic tuberculous lesions are especially mimicking tumour-like mass or cystic lesions in the liver and so can be misdiagnosed with several diseases.
Cem Kaan Parsak +3 more
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Tubercular granuloma mimicking pyogenic liver abscess
Hepatic Tuberculosis (TB) is extremely rare without miliary involvement in immunocompetent patients. Even in countries like India where TB is a major public health problem only few cases have been diagnosed and treated.
Mohit Garg +2 more
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