Open AccessTuberculosis of the Spleen as a Cause of Fever of Unknown Origin and Splenomegaly
Author(s) -
Biju Pottakkat,
Ashok Kumar,
Archana Rastogi,
Narendra Krishnani,
Vinay K. Kapoor,
Rajan Saxena
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
gut and liver
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.331
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 2005-1212
pISSN - 1976-2283
DOI - 10.5009/gnl.2010.4.1.94
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , spleen , fever of unknown origin , splenectomy , sputum , differential diagnosis , lymph , pathology , surgery , immunology
Splenic involvement of tuberculosis, which is rare, warrants better definition in the current era of resurgence of tuberculosis.