Isolated primary tuberculosis of spleen-A rare entity in the immuno-competent patient.

Introduction: Tuberculosis is a global public health concern, with 9.6 million affected individuals worldwide. Current screening and diagnostic regimes focus primarily on smear positivity, and hence, the rising numbers of Sputum negative and Extra-Pulmonary Tuberculosis has become a significant set-back to adequate diagnosis, disease notification and treatment, due to the large number of false negatives.