Tubercular Liver Abscess: A Rare Entity

Authors

  • Yadav Prashant Department of Respiratory Medicine, UP University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, India.
  • Punera Dinesh Chandra Department of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, Government Medical College, Haldwani, Dist. Nanital, Uttarakhand, India.
  • Bhattacharya Somnath Department of Respiratory Medicine, UP University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, India.
  • Kumar Anand Department of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease, GSVM Medical College, Kanpur, UP, India.
  • Gautam Aditya Department of Respiratory Medicine, UP University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, India.
  • Kumar Adesh Department of Respiratory Medicine, UP University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/mmrnp/v5/2073

Keywords:

Tubercular liver abscess, hepatobiliary TB, disseminated TB

Abstract

Hepatobiliary tuberculosis is an uncommon manifestation of tuberculosis. It can be associated with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) or tuberculous enterocolitis (TEC). Hepatic TB can be manifested as hepatic tuberculoma, diffuse liver infiltration or liver abscess. Tubercular liver abscess is the rarest form of hepatic tuberculosis, liver may be involved as part of miliary tuberculosis or as local tuberculosis. Being a rare entity here we report a case of tubercular liver abscess associated with pulmonary tuberculosis.

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Published

2024-09-10

How to Cite

Yadav Prashant, Punera Dinesh Chandra, Bhattacharya Somnath, Kumar Anand, Gautam Aditya, & Kumar Adesh. (2024). Tubercular Liver Abscess: A Rare Entity. Medicine and Medical Research: New Perspectives Vol. 5, 145–151. https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/mmrnp/v5/2073

Issue

Medicine and Medical Research: New Perspectives Vol. 5

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