Liver Tuberculosis Presenting as an Uncommon Cause of Pyrexia of Unknown Origin: Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Identifies the Correct Site for Biopsy

OBJECTIVE: To identify the correct site to biopsy in a case of pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) caused by hepatic tuberculosis (TB). CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION: A 58-year-old man who developed hepatic TB presented with PUO. Ultrasonography (US) and computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen...

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Autores principales: Yu, Hai-Ying, Sheng, Ji-Fang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5586922/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24434500
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000357869

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5586922/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24434500
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000357869

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