TY - JOUR
T1 - Tuberculous liver abscesses and venous thromboembolism - An unusual association
AU - Gowrinath, K.
AU - Magazine, Rahul
AU - Bairy, Indira
AU - Chawla, Kiran
AU - Shenoy, Vishnuprasad
PY - 2010/3/2
Y1 - 2010/3/2
N2 - A rare association of tuberculous liver abscesses with bilateral transudative pleural effusion, ascites and venous thromboembolism in a 22-year-male is reported. While the BACTEC culture and polymerase chain reaction of the aspirate from liver abscess were positive for mycobacterium tuberculosis, all the reports of pleural fluid and ascitic fluid were negative. The bilateral pleural effusion and the ascites may be due to a non-tuberculous cause like hypoalbuminaemia. The finding of venous thromboembolism was incidental.
AB - A rare association of tuberculous liver abscesses with bilateral transudative pleural effusion, ascites and venous thromboembolism in a 22-year-male is reported. While the BACTEC culture and polymerase chain reaction of the aspirate from liver abscess were positive for mycobacterium tuberculosis, all the reports of pleural fluid and ascitic fluid were negative. The bilateral pleural effusion and the ascites may be due to a non-tuberculous cause like hypoalbuminaemia. The finding of venous thromboembolism was incidental.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.rmedc.2009.09.019
DO - 10.1016/j.rmedc.2009.09.019
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78649905844
SN - 1755-0017
VL - 3
SP - 276
EP - 278
JO - Respiratory Medicine CME
JF - Respiratory Medicine CME
IS - 4
ER -
