Two Cases of Tuberculous Splenic Abscess Occured in Immunocompetent Patients.
- Author:
Yong Jae KIM
1
;
Jin No PARK
;
Jung Min LEE
;
Myung Sun CHUNG
;
Dong Gun LEE
;
Yoon Hee PARK
;
Jung Hyeon CHOI
;
Jin Hong YOO
;
Wan Sik SHIN
;
Moon Won KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tuberculosis;
Splenic abscess;
FUO
- MeSH:
Abscess*;
Diagnosis, Differential;
HIV;
Humans;
Immunocompromised Host;
Korea;
Splenectomy;
Tuberculosis
- From:Korean Journal of Infectious Diseases
1998;30(5):488-492
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Tuberculous splenic abscess is extremely rare in non- immunocompromised host. Although it has been increased since 1991, particularly in the HIV positive patients, it remains rare in the healthy patients. Only three cases have been reported in Korea. We report two cases of tuberculous splenic abscess presented as FUO in the previously healthy. One was improved by medical therapy and the other by splenectomy. It is important to include tuberculous splenic abscess in differential diagnosis of FUO, especially in case of splenic abscess that do not respond to empirical antibiotic therapy.
