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ArticleClinical journal of gastroenterology2020

Isolated hepatic tuberculosis presenting as hydatid cyst.

Mohamed Azzaza, Waad Farhat, Houssem Ammar, Abdelkader Mizouni, Mohamed Amine Said, Fathia Harrabi, Rahul Gupta, Nihed Abdessaid, Mohamed Ben Mabrouk, Ali Ben Ali

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Article in Clinical journal of gastroenterology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Mohamed AzzazaDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Sahloul Hospital, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.
Waad FarhatDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Sahloul Hospital, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.
Houssem AmmarDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Sahloul Hospital, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia. hosshoss24@hotmail.fr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3903-3454
Abdelkader MizouniDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Sahloul Hospital, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.
Mohamed Amine SaidDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Sahloul Hospital, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.
Fathia HarrabiDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Sahloul Hospital, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.
Rahul GuptaDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Synergy Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun, India.
Nihed AbdessaidDepartment of Pathology, Farhat Hached Hospital, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.
Mohamed Ben MabroukDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Sahloul Hospital, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.
Ali Ben AliDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Sahloul Hospital, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.
Hôpital Sahloul · TNHôpital Farhat Hached · TNInstitute of Medical Sciences · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary hepatic tuberculosis is a rare manifestation of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis even in highly endemic countries. The incidence of hepatic tuberculosis has increased in the recent years due to high prevalence of HIV/AIDS. Radiological imaging is an important tool for making the diagnosis, but often the imaging findings are non-specific and may mimic other benign or malignant hepatic diseases. We report a case of 54-year-old woman who was detected to have hepatic mass on radiological imaging which was misdiagnosed as hydatid cyst. Intraoperatively, the characteristic features of hydatid cyst were absent. A partial resection of this cystic mass was performed. Histopathological examination of the resected specimen revealed granulomatous inflammation consisting of histiocytes and Langhans-type giant cells surrounded by lymphocytes suggestive of hepatic tuberculosis. The patient was administered antitubercular therapy for 1 year. Repeat imaging on follow up showed disappearance of the hepatic lesion.

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Antitubercular AgentsCombined Modality TherapyDiagnostic ErrorsEchinococcosis, HepaticFemaleHepatectomyHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMiddle AgedRadiographyTomography, X-Ray ComputedTuberculosis, HepaticAntitubercular AgentsHydatid cystLiverPrimary hepatic tuberculosisTuberculoma

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