| Literature DB >> 26564302 |
Yusuf Kayar1, Iskender Ekinci1, Figen Tunali Turkdogan2, Musa Atay2, Rabia Bag Soytas1, Nuket Bayram Kayar3.
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.Entities:
Keywords: Isolated liver tuberculosis, Tuberculoma, Liver mass.
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26564302
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pak Med Assoc ISSN: 0030-9982 Impact factor: 0.781