Primary tubercular abscess of the spleen

S Agarwala; V Bhatnagar; D K Mitra; A K Gupta; M Berry

doi:10.1016/0022-3468(92)90515-9

Primary tubercular abscess of the spleen

J Pediatr Surg. 1992 Dec;27(12):1580-1. doi: 10.1016/0022-3468(92)90515-9.

Authors

S Agarwala¹, V Bhatnagar, D K Mitra, A K Gupta, M Berry

Affiliation

¹ Department of Paediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.

PMID: 1469582
DOI: 10.1016/0022-3468(92)90515-9

Abstract

A 12-year-old boy with localized tubercular abscess of the spleen is presented. The diagnosis was established on histopathologic examination. Treatment consisted of splenectomy and postoperative antitubercular therapy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abscess* / diagnosis
Abscess* / microbiology
Abscess* / surgery
Child
Humans
Male
Tuberculosis, Splenic* / diagnosis
Tuberculosis, Splenic* / surgery