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East and Central African Journal of Surgery
Association of Surgeons of East Africa and College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa
ISSN: 1024-297X
EISSN: 1024-297X
Vol. 14, No. 1, 2009, pp. 122-123
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Bioline Code: js09022
Full paper language: English
Document type: Case Report
Document available free of charge
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East and Central African Journal of Surgery, Vol. 14, No. 1, 2009, pp. 122-123
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HIV Related Isolated Tuberculosis of the Spleen: A Case Report
Workneh, S.; Deneke, A. & Kotisso, B.
Abstract
A patient with left upper quadrant pain, intermittent fever, and weight loss but no radiographic evidence suggestive of pulmonary tuberculosis is presented. Abdominal sonography showed multiple hypo echoic nodular splenic lesions reported as foci of infection/abscess. Histopathology study of splenectomy specimen revealed caseous tuberculous lesions of near normal size organ.
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