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A Rare Case of Isolated Pancreatic Tuberculosis

Author(s) -

Daniel J. Waintraub,

Lionel DʼSouza,

Emilio Madrigal,

Manju Harshan,

Gil Ascunce

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

acg case reports journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.112

H-Index - 4

ISSN - 2326-3253

DOI - 10.14309/crj.2016.64

Subject(s) - medicine , pancreatic mass , epigastric pain , tuberculosis , magnetic resonance imaging , biopsy , abdominal pain , radiology , weight loss , pancreas , pathology , vomiting , obesity

Pancreatic tuberculosis (TB) is a rare but important entity to consider when evaluating a pancreatic mass, especially in patients from endemic areas. Its clinical and radiologic features may mimic those of a pancreatic neoplasm, making it a difficult clinical diagnosis. We present a case of a 31-year-old Indian man who presented with fevers, night sweats, weight loss, and epigastric pain. Abdominal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a pancreatic head mass. Biopsy of the mass was consistent with pancreatic tuberculosis.

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