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Liver Tuberculosis Presenting as an Uncommon Cause of Pyrexia of Unknown Origin: Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Identifies the Correct Site for Biopsy
- Source :
- Medical Principles and Practice
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- S. Karger AG, 2014.
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Abstract
- Objective: To identify the correct site to biopsy in a case of pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) caused by hepatic tuberculosis (TB). Clinical Presentation and Intervention: A 58-year-old man who developed hepatic TB presented with PUO. Ultrasonography (US) and computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen showed only calcifications in the liver, and positron emission tomography (PET)/CT showed diffuse increased metabolic activity in addition to focal areas of increased activity. A diagnosis of hepatic TB was confirmed by histological examination of liver tissues and interferon-γ release assays (IGRAs of T-SPOT/TB). The patient was treated with 4 anti-tubercular therapies (rifampicin, isoniazid, ethambutol and pyrazinamide). At the 3-month follow-up, the patient was disease free as confirmed by abdominal US. Conclusion: PET/CT was helpful in identifying a site to biopsy that led to the correct diagnosis.
- Subjects :
- Male
Hepatic tuberculosis
Positron emission tomography
medicine.medical_specialty
Tuberculosis
Fever
Biopsy
Antitubercular Agents
Case Report
Hepatic Complication
Multimodal Imaging
Diagnosis, Differential
Pyrexia of unknown origin
Tuberculosis, Hepatic
medicine
Humans
Computed tomography
Ethambutol
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
General Medicine
Middle Aged
Pyrazinamide
medicine.disease
medicine.anatomical_structure
Positron-Emission Tomography
Abdomen
Radiology
Differential diagnosis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
business
Interferon-gamma Release Tests
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14230151 and 10117571
- Volume :
- 23
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Medical Principles and Practice
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....4d409dd519e0051092dd29602b9c58c2