Unusual spread of TB: A case report of hepatic tuberculosis [PDF]
Tuberculosis (TB) is prevalent in underdeveloped and developing countries, mainly in rural areas, with indistinct clinical manifestations. Lungs are the most affected organs; however, tuberculosis may invade almost all human body systems, including the ...
Made Agatrini Nugia Pramesti, MD +1 more
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Characterization of pathological features and immune microenvironment in hepatic tuberculosis and pulmonary tuberculosis [PDF]
Hepatic tuberculosis (HTB) is rare extrapulmonary tuberculosis that is clinically similar to liver malignancy, making it difficult for correct diagnoses. Pathology is the gold standard for tuberculosis diagnosis.
Qiang Niu +5 more
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Hepatic tuberculosis mimicking cholangiocarcinoma [PDF]
Carlo Bova +3 more
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Hepatic tuberculosis: myriad of hues. [PDF]
Gastrointestinal tuberculosis is an important form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis but liver involvement is uncommon. Hepatic tuberculosis can manifest in variable manners including as a space occupying lesion, diffuse infiltration by granulomas (granulomatous hepatitis) and as liver abscess.
Choudhury A +5 more
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Pseudo-tumoral hepatic tuberculosis discovered after surgical resection [PDF]
Pseudo-tumoral hepatic tuberculosis is rare. It is characterized by non-specific symptoms and radiological polymorphism. Diagnosis is problematic. This article presents three cases, each clinically different from each other, that illustrate how difficult
Miloudi Nizar +7 more
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Hepatic dysfunction in children with tuberculosis on treatment with antituberculous therapy [PDF]
Aim. To determine the incidence and factors associated with drug induced hepatic dysfunction in children on anti-tuberculous treatment (ATT).Setting. Pediatric Tuberculosis Clinic at B.J. Wadia Children’s Hospital, Mumbai.Material and methods.
Sasha Mansukhani, Ira Shah
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Case report: Hepatic tuberculosis mimicking hepatocellular carcinoma in a patient with cirrhosis induced by hepatitis B virus [PDF]
Hepatic tuberculosis (TB), which is secondary to post-hepatitis B cirrhosis, is extremely rare. We report the case of a 69-year-old man with post-hepatitis B cirrhosis complicated by primary isolated hepatic TB who was initially misdiagnosed as having ...
Na Hu +6 more
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Hepatic tuberculosis induced by rituximab treatment for C1q nephropathy with minimal change disease: a case report [PDF]
BackgroundRituximab is widely used for autoimmune nephropathy. It depletes B cells, potentially increasing infection risk. Tuberculosis is a rare but severe complication of rituximab treatment. We report a case of liver tuberculosis in a patient with C1q
Huifang Wang +3 more
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Primary hepatic tuberculosis presenting as fever of unknown origin diagnosed by Positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan (PET/CT) [PDF]
Tuberculosis (TB), especially extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB), is an important cause of fever of unknown origin (FUO) in areas endemic to TB. Liver involvement in TB in the absence of miliary TB is rare.
Saurabh Puri +4 more
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