2024年5月14日 · Hepatic and splenic tuberculosis refers to tuberculosis affecting the liver and the spleen. It generally occurs due to hematogenous spread from the primary site of infection, …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) infection of the liver, known as hepatic TB, is an extrapulmonary manifestation of TB. Hepatic TB has become more prevalent, likely as a result of the human …

4.1 Liver. Hepatic tuberculosis has been estimated to occur in 1% of active TB cases, with 79% due to micronodular-miliary TB and 21% due to macronodular-local hepatic TB. 42 The …

Patients with liver cirrhosis who develop tuberculosis are generally decompensated, the majority having Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP) grade B or C liver function. Although they are at a higher …

Hepatic tuberculosis (TB) is an uncommon manifestation of one of the most common infections, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The term hepatobiliary TB refers to either isolated …

Tuberculosis per se can affect liver in three forms. The most common form is the diffuse hepatic involvement, seen along with pulmonary or miliary tuberculosis. The second is granulomatous …

TB of the liver is uncommon and accounts for less than 1% of all tuberculous infections [3]. It is rare due to low tissue oxygen tension in the liver, which is unfavorable for mycobacterial …

Clinical suspicion is the key to the early diagnosis and prompt management, as well as the prevention of the disease’s spread. The lungs are the most com - monly affected organs, but …

2022年2月22日 · Liver involvement by tuberculosis may occur in three different forms—local form, granulomatous form, or as a part of miliary tuberculosis. Due to nonspecific clinical …

2016年6月24日 · Abdominal pain, hepatomegaly, jaundice, fever, and chills are the common symptoms in affected patients. Hepatomegaly is the most common finding, reported in …