Isolated splenic tuberculosis.

Trop Doct

Department of Surgery, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Natal, Congella 4013, South Africa.

Published: January 2005

Tuberculosis isolated to the spleen is a rare clinical entity particularly in the non-HIV-positive patient population. In the four patients described, two presented with thrombocytopenia; in two patients the condition was diagnosed serendipitously at laparotomy undertaken for abdominal trauma.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/0049475053001976DOI Listing

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