Vinay Kumar Settipally, Senthil Narayanasamy, Rajendran Vaasanthi, Logithasan Nanthakumar, Chenguttuvan Avinash
General Medicine, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, IND.
Cureus. 2024 Oct 7;16(10):e70988. doi: 10.7759/cureus.70988. eCollection 2024 Oct.
Liver abscess is a rare presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. It may present with nonspecific symptoms such as fever, weight loss and abdominal pain and requires a high degree of suspicion. We present a case of a 57-year-old male previously treated for a liver abscess and presented with abdominal pain, vomiting and fever and a contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) showed a loculated liver abscess. Ultrasound-guided aspiration of the pus was sent for GeneXpert MTB (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) and mycobacterial culture which confirmed the diagnosis. The patient was started on anti-tubercular therapy and clinically improved.
肝脓肿是肺外结核的一种罕见表现形式。它可能表现为发热、体重减轻和腹痛等非特异性症状,需要高度怀疑。我们报告一例57岁男性病例,该患者曾因肝脓肿接受治疗,此次出现腹痛、呕吐和发热症状,对比增强计算机断层扫描(CECT)显示为局限性肝脓肿。超声引导下抽取的脓液送去进行GeneXpert MTB检测(美国加利福尼亚州森尼韦尔市赛沛公司生产)和分枝杆菌培养,结果确诊。患者开始接受抗结核治疗,临床症状有所改善。