Metastatic tubercular gummas and splenic tuberculoma secondary to tubercular lymphadenitis in an immunocompetent female |
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| Authors: | Sarita Sanke MD DNB Ram Chander MD Keemi Dalal MD Shilpi Agarwal MD |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Dermatology and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Marg, Delhi, India;2. Department of Pathology, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Marg, Delhi, India |
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| Abstract: | Tubercular gummas and splenic tuberculomas are rare forms of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, usually occurring in immunocompromised individuals. We hereby report a rare combination of multiple tubercular gummas and splenic tuberculoma secondary to TB lymphadenitis in an immunocompetent individual. The patient responded to antitubercular therapy. Thus, in a developing country like ours, tuberculosis can present in a wide clinical spectrum even in an immunocompetent individual. |
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