Open AccessAcid-fast bacilli positive isolated tubercular splenic abscess in a HIV-negative patient
Author(s) -
Manjula Jain,
Sarika Singh,
Shaji Thomas,
DM Puneet Jain
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.40406
Subject(s) - acid fast , medicine , bacilli , abscess , tuberculosis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pathology , surgery , immunology , biology , bacteria , sputum , genetics
Isolated splenic tubercular abscess in a HIV-negative patient is an exceedingly rare clinical condition. It is even more rare to demonstrate acid-fast bacilli positivity on Ziehl-Neelson stains in such cases. We hereby present one such case.