BACKGROUND Tuberculosis remains one of the most prevalent and fatal infectious diseases in spite of considerable improvements in medical science. Tuberculosis is an important health problem in developing countries. There are few cases of solitary splenic tuberculosis reported in the literature internationally. Solitary splenic tuberculosis is extremely rare and is mostly seen in individuals wit...

30 cases of abdominal tuberculosis were studied between November 2013 to November 2015 in different surgical units of Government General Hospital, attached to Guntur Medical College, Guntur and affiliated to NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, AP. The different surgical procedures which were undertaken for established abdominal tuberculosis with failed conservative therapy were analy...

Abdominal cocoon or sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis is a rare condition of unknown cause in which intestinal obstruction results from the encasement of variable lengths of bowel by a dense fibrocollagenous membrane that gives the appearance of a cocoon. This condition is not often suspected preoperatively, and therefore the diagnosis is usually made at laparotomy (1). The abdominal cocoon ...

We report an elderly male who presented with history of chronic diarrhoea. The patient underwent colonoscopy and CT scan of the abdomen which strongly suggested tuberculosis; however histopathology showed presence of budding forms of Histoplasma capsulatum. The patient was started on oral itraconazole on which he improved remarkably.

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com infection is the human strain of mycobacterium tuberculosis. The organisms reach the gastrointestinal tract through various routes. Haematogenous spread from lungs with later reactivation is the commonest. This is followed by direct ingestion of bacilli in sputum from an active pulmonary focus or by direct spread from adjacent organs. Isolated affec...

Abdominal sarcoidosis is an uncommon form of sarcoidosis. The clinical presentation of esophageal, gastric, small bowel, colon, appendicular, spleen, pancreas, and abdominal aortic sarcoidosis are discussed in this review. The differential diagnosis of abdominal sarcoidosis is extensive. Other granulomatous diseases including tuberculosis, fungal infections, parasitic diseases, infl ammatory bo...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the modes of presentation and diagnostic issues in the management of abdominal tuberculosis at a tertiary care hospital in a developing country, where most of the established diagnostic modalities are available. SETTING The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. METHODS This study is a retrospective review of medical records of all inpatients, diagnosed to have abdomina...

Tuberculosis has staged a global comeback and forms a dangerous combination with AIDS. The abdomen is one of the common sites of extrapulmonary involvement. Patients with abdominal tuberculosis have a wide range and spectrum of symptoms and signs; the disease is therefore a great minmc. Diagnosis, mainly radiological and supported by endoscopy, is difficult to make and laparotomy is required in...