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Chinifroush Asl M M, Hemmati A, Sharififard M, Gholinia A. Primary Splenic Tuberculosis in a 43-Year-Old Female Patient in Fatemi Hospital of Ardebil: A Case Report. Qom Univ Med Sci J 2019; 13 (5) :61-65
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1- , mir.m.chinifroush@gmail.com
2- Department of Pathology, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences
3- Students Research Committee, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences
2- Department of Pathology, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences
3- Students Research Committee, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences
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Background and Objectives: Tuberculosis (TB) is included within the top ten causes of death worldwide. This disease is associated with pulmonary and extrapulmonary involvement. The major extra pulmonary organs involved in the disease, are lymph nodes, pleura, genitourinary tract, bones, and meningeal tissue. Primary splenic infection is one of the rare complications of TB.
Case Report: Patient is a 43-year-old woman, who presented with abdominal pain and dragging sensation and underwent splenectomy Fatemi hospital in Ardabil city. Postoperative histopathology of the splenectomy specimen showed multiple caseous granulomas with epithelioid and Langhans-type giant cells, which was diagnosed as primary splenic tuberculosis.
Case Report: Patient is a 43-year-old woman, who presented with abdominal pain and dragging sensation and underwent splenectomy Fatemi hospital in Ardabil city. Postoperative histopathology of the splenectomy specimen showed multiple caseous granulomas with epithelioid and Langhans-type giant cells, which was diagnosed as primary splenic tuberculosis.
Type of Study: CASE STUDY |
Subject:
عفونی
Received: 2019/05/1 | Accepted: 2019/05/28 | Published: 2019/07/15
Received: 2019/05/1 | Accepted: 2019/05/28 | Published: 2019/07/15
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