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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2025

Diagnosis and management of splenic tuberculosis: a case report and literature review.

Peijun Liu, Na Liu, Fanghao Li

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Peijun Liu *Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Central Hospital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Enshi City, China.
Na Liu *Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Central Hospital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Enshi City, China.
Fanghao Li *Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Splenic tuberculosis is a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, that is often caused by hematogenous dissemination. A 53-year-old female presented with multiple enlarged lymph nodes and a splenic mass identified during a routine health check. Imaging revealed widespread lymphadenopathy and multiple splenic nodules, raising suspicion for lymphoma. The laboratory findings showed an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate and mild liver function abnormalities, with no significant tumor markers or inflammatory indicators. Histopathology of lymph node and splenic biopsies revealed granulomas with epithelioid cells and multinucleated giant cells. Acid-fast staining confirmed the presence of

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case reportextrapulmonary tuberculosisgranulomahistopathologysplenic tuberculosis

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PMCPMC12519452

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