Isolated hepatic Tuberculosis

Abstract

Pulmonary tuberculosis is one of the commonest infectious diseases in developing countries including Bangladesh. Hepatic involvement is common in disseminated tuberculosis which may be symptomatic or asymptomatic. But isolated hepatic TB without any symptoms is a rare presentation. We report a case of isolated hepatic TB in a 40 year old housewife who presented with low grade fever, vague abdominal pain and weight loss. She had no pulmonary or hepatic complains. We diagnosed the case when ultrasonogram of abdomen showed multiple space occupying lesions from where FNAC was done and sent for histopathology and Z-N staining and revealed hepatic TB.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jdmc.v23i1.22706

J Dhaka Medical College, Vol. 23, No.1, April, 2014, Page 121-123