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Subrat K Raul1, Sashi Tiwari, Vijay Raina
1Department of Surgery, Unit 1, St Stephen's Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Abstract:
Splenic abscess is an unusual, potentially life threatening condition associated with septiceamic conditions. Splenic abscess due to tuberculosis is a rare entity, specifically seen in immunocompromised individuals. However splenic tubercular abscess in immunocompetent individuals is rarer. We present two cases of splenic tubercular abscess in immunocompetent persons where a diagnosis of tuberculosis was made after splenectomy. The aim of presenting these cases is to stress the fact that tuberculosis should be considered as a differential diagnosis in all cases of splenic abscesses in areas where tuberculosis is endemic.
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