| Revista: | The brazilian journal of infectious diseases |
| Base de datos: | PERIÓDICA |
| Número de sistema: | 000291005 |
| ISSN: | 1413-8670 |
| Autores: | Ferrari, Teresa Cristina de Abreu1 Couto, Carolina Mundim Vilaca, Tatiane Silva Xavier, Marcelo Antonio Pascoal |
| Instituciones: | 1Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Faculdade de Medicina, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Brasil |
| Año: | 2006 |
| Periodo: | Oct |
| Volumen: | 10 |
| Número: | 5 |
| Paginación: | 364-367 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Enfoque: | Caso clínico |
| Resumen en inglés | Localized hepatic tuberculosis is a rare clinical form of tuberculosis infection; it has signs and symptoms related only to hepatic injury, with minimal or no extrahepatic involvement. It frequently presents as a non-specific syndrome, with systemic manifestations, which can sometimes result in a diagnostic dilemma. A high index of suspicion is required and a definitive diagnosis can be very difficult. We report a case of localized hepatic tuberculosis that presented as fever of unknown origin |
| Disciplinas: | Medicina, Biología |
| Palabras clave: | Gastroenterología, Microbiología, Virus, Tuberculosis hepática, Fiebre de origen desconocido, Hepatitis granulomatosa |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Biology, Gastroenterology, Microbiology, Virus, Hepatic tuberculosis, Fever of unknown origin, Granulomatous hepatitis |
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