Isolated splenic tuberculosis with subsequent paradoxical deterioration: a case report

Isolated splenic tuberculosis with subsequent paradoxical deterioration: a case report

Abstract Background Isolated tuberculosis of the spleen has been described occasionally in literature, mostly in immunosuppressed individuals with various risk factors. Sequestration in the spleen makes such Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection difficult to diagnose. This report describes an extreme...

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Main Authors: Frederick Wangai, Loice Achieng, George Otieno, Jacqueline Njoroge, Tabitha Wambaire, Jamilla Rajab
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Isolated tuberculosis of spleen
Splenic tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Spleen
Paradoxical reaction
Case report
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-017-2483-2

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