Journal article
Xpert mtb/rif for diagnosis of tubercular liver abscess. A case series
Le infezioni in medicina, Vol.28(3), pp.420-424
2020
Abstract
Hepatic involvement is an infrequent manifestation of abdominal tuberculosis and could occur in form of granulomatous hepatitis, nodular involvement or ab- scess formation. Tubercular liver abscess (TLA) is un- common, and diagnosing this entity is a challenge. Xpert MTB/RIF (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) assay has been widely used for diagnosing pulmonary tu- berculosis (TB) and lymph nodal tuberculosis. Its utili- ty in some forms of other extrapulmonary TB has also been studied. The role of Xpert MTB/RIF for diagnosis of tubercular liver abscess is not known. Here we pres- ent a series of four 4 cases of TLA, where the diagnosis was made on the basis of positive Xpert MTB/RIF as- say tested on liver drained pus.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Xpert mtb/rif for diagnosis of tubercular liver abscess. A case series
- Creators
- Roshan Agarwala - Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchSahajal Dhooria - Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchNiranjan S. Khaire - Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchShubhra Mishra - Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchSamman Verma - Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchJimil Shah - Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchHarshal S. Mandavdhare - Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchSavita Kumari - Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchUsha Dutta - Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchVishal Sharma - Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Le infezioni in medicina, Vol.28(3), pp.420-424
- ISSN
- 1124-9390
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2020
- Academic Unit
- Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9985237501902771
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