Open AccessPrimary Splenic Tuberculosis in a 43-Year-Old Female Patient in Fatemi Hospital of Ardebil: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Mir Mahdi Chinifroush Asl,
Amir Hemmati,
Mohammad Sharififard,
Alireza Gholinia
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
qom univ med sci j
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2008-1375
pISSN - 1735-7799
DOI - 10.29252/qums.13.5.61
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , primary treatment , pediatrics , surgery , pathology
Received: 1 May, 2019 Accepted: 28 May, 2019 Abstract Background and Objectives: Tuberculosis (TB) is included within the top ten causes of death worldwide. This disease is associated with pulmonary and extrapulmonary involvement. The major extra pulmonary organs involved in the disease, are lymph nodes, pleura, genitourinary tract, bones, and meningeal tissue. Primary splenic infection is one of the rare complications of TB.
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