Isolated Hepatic Tuberculosis: an uncommon presentation of a common entity.

Minal Shastri, Shripad Kausadikar, Jigar Jariwala, Dhaval Dave, Rushad D Patell

Abstract

Hepatic tuberculosis is commonly encountered in patients with widespread miliary disease. Isolated affection of the liver is extremely rare. We present a case of a young woman who presented with a subacute afebrile hepatic failure. Investigations including a liver biopsy proved that the presentation was due to granulomatous hepatitis secondary to mycobacterial infection of the liver. It is important that tuberculosis be kept in mind especially in endemic areas even in atypical clinical scenarios by clinicians, radiologists, and pathologists. Use of anti-tuberculous drugs in such cases is usually successful and must be instituted early.

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