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We present a case of a 59-year-old man, who on being evaluated for abdominal pain and headache, was found to have a pancreatic head mass and inflammatory hypophysitis. Xpert MTB/Rif of the pancreatic mass biopsy showed the presence of tuberculosis (TB) with a very low load, and rifampicin resistance was detected with absence of probes A and B. Pyrosequencing (a novel genotypic test for TB) of the Xpert MTB/Rif isolate detected a single, rare, high-confidence mutation (S512T) in the rpoB region (rifampicin resistance determining region in the MTB genome). The TB mycobacteria growth indicator tube (TBMGIT) phenotypic drug susceptibility test (DST), however, showed rifampicin susceptibility. Incidentally, he was unable to tolerate rifampicin and responded well to a non-rifampicin-based regimen. We discuss a possible hypothesis of the Xpert-DST discordance in accordance with a recent literature review on phenotypic DST methods. We also discuss the utility of pyrosequencing in clinical practice for the diagnosis of TB and its resistance patterns.
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- Umang Agrawal
- Department of Infectious Diseases, PD Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, PD Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Microbiology, PD Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, PD Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Ben Hammouda S, Chaka A, Njima M, Korbi I, Zenati H, Zakhama A, Hadhri R, Zouari K. Primary pancreatic tuberculosis mimicking pancreatic body cancer. A case report and review of the literature. Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2020; 58:80-83. [PMID: 32953104 PMCID: PMC7486414 DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2020.08.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Isolated pancreatic tuberculosis (PT) is an extremely rare disease, with non-specific clinical characteristics, making the diagnosis often challenging with pancreatic cancers. Here we report a case of a 36-year-old female, who was admitted to our hospital after suffering from a 3-month history of epigastric abdominal pain, night sweats and weight loss. The physical examination was normal. The radiological findings revealed the presence of a pancreatic mass and multiple abdominal lymphadenopathy, suggestive of malignancy. The initial differential diagnosis suspected was pancreatic tuberculosis. Tuberculosis skin test was performed and was highly positive (>22 mm). Computed tomography (CT)-guided biopsy of peripancreatic lymph node was carried out and the histopathological exam confirmed the diagnosis of PT. Therefore, anti-tuberculous therapy was initiated, leading to clinical and radiological improvement. The diagnosis of PT is rare and can sometimes be misleading. It should be considered when a pancreatic mass is observed, especially in endemic countries, to ovoid unnecessary interventions. Isolated pancreatic tuberculosis is an extremely rare disease, with non-specific clinical characteristics. Clinical presentation and radiological findings of a pancreatic mass may be suggestive of malignancy. Preoperative microbiological or/and histological diagnosis should be made to avoid the patient unnecessary surgical procedures.
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Department of Pathology, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Department of Pathology, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Department of Pathology, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia
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Alsaif FA, Hassanain MM, Aljebreen AM, Alsharaabi AB, Alalem FA, Alharbi RA, Ali FS, Idriss HK, Alkhalaf OA. Pancreatic tuberculosis in immunocompetent patients. At the University Hospital in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Med J 2019; 40:1052-1057. [PMID: 31588486 PMCID: PMC6887873 DOI: 10.15537/smj.2019.10.24245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Objectives: To raise awareness of practitioners on benign treatable conditions such as pancreatic tuberculosis (TB). Methods: A retrospective study at King Khaled University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia of all patient charts presented with pancreatic mass for a period of 10 years (2007-2017) with a study duration of 4 years between 2013 and 2017. Patients with confirmed diagnosis of pancreatic cancer were excluded. A written ethical approval was obtained accordingly. Results: All adult patient charts were retrospectively reviewed with a pancreatic mass for a period of 10 years (2007-2017). Nine patients were identified with proven diagnosis of TB. The data were obtained based on demographic features, sign and symptoms, duration of illness, imaging, ultrasound, contrast enhanced computed tomography scan, cytology or histopathology, polymerase chain reaction, culture and follow up with anti-tuberculous therapy and samples for cytology or histology. The histological findings of granuloma with caseation or positive culture were used confirming the diagnosis of TB. All patients were immunocompetent and screened for human immunodeficiency viruses before starting anti-TB treatment. Results were negative. All patients who underwent fine needle aspiration (FNA) and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) for suspicious pancreatic mass were provided trial of antibiotics as cases of pancreatic tuberculosis showed dramatic improvement during follow up and cured from the disease. Conclusion: The EUS and FNA are good tools to confirm malignancy and rule out benign treatable conditions like TB for any patient with a pancreatic mass suspicious for carcinoma.
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- Faisal A Alsaif
- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail.
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Chaudhary P, Bhadana U, Arora MP. Pancreatic Tuberculosis. Indian J Surg 2015; 77:517-24. [PMID: 26884661 DOI: 10.1007/s12262-015-1318-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2015] [Accepted: 08/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Tuberculosis of the pancreas is extremely rare and in most of the cases mimics pancreatic carcinoma. There are a number of case reports on pancreatic tuberculosis with various different presentations, but only a few case series have been published, and most of our knowledge about this disease comes from individual case reports. Patients of pancreatic tuberculosis may remain asymptomatic initially and manifest as an abscess or a mass involving local lymph nodes and usually present with non-specific features. Pancreatic tuberculosis may present with a wide range of imaging findings. It is difficult to diagnose tuberculosis of pancreas on imaging studies as they may present with masses, cystic lesions or abscesses and mass lesions in most of the cases mimic pancreatic carcinoma. As it is a rare entity, it cannot be recommended but suggested that pancreatic tuberculosis should be considered in cases with a large space occupying lesions associated with necrotic peripancreatic lymph nodes and constitutional symptoms. Ultrasonography/computed tomography/endosonography-guided biopsy is the recommended diagnostic technique. Most patients achieve complete cure with standard antituberculous therapy. The aims of this study are to review clinical presentation, diagnostic studies, and management of pancreatic tuberculosis and to present our experience of 5 cases of pancreatic tuberculosis.
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- Poras Chaudhary
- Department of General Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of General Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of General Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India
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BACKGROUND Tuberculosis (TB) and malignancy represent global threats claiming millions of lives and inflicting formidable suffering worldwide. Surprisingly, the pathophysiological and practical implications of their co-existence have received little attention. METHODS Therefore, we sought to review the available literature on the field and identify data regarding the association between TB and malignancy in order to highlight the neglected aspects of this association and probably derive clinically useful information. We searched PubMed up to June 2008 for case reports, case series, non-comparative and comparative studies that were written in English and reported data on the occurrence of both TB infection and a neoplastic disorder in the same patient(s). The development of mycobacterial infections in patients with immunocompromized conditions is well known and was considered outside the scope of this review. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS The synthesis of the available evidence enabled us to establish three different types of association between malignancy and TB: (i) the development of cancer on the background of a previous tuberculous infection; (ii) the concurrent existence of TB and malignancy in the same patient(s) or clinical specimen(s); and (iii) the diagnostic challenges arising from the multi-faceted presentations of these two disorders. CONCLUSION We conclude that clinicians need to be aware of the protean manifestations of TB and cancer and maintain a high index of suspicion for simultaneous and/or misleading presentations. In addition, further research is required to determine if a tuberculous infection, being similar to other chronic infections and inflammatory conditions, may facilitate carcinogenesis.
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- M E Falagas
- Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences, 9 Neapoleos Street, 151 23 Marousi, Greece.
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Tan KK, Chen K, Sim R. The spectrum of abdominal tuberculosis in a developed country: a single institution's experience over 7 years. J Gastrointest Surg 2009; 13:142-7. [PMID: 18769984 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-008-0669-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2008] [Accepted: 08/08/2008] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND The incidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is rising, and as a result, tuberculosis (TB) has become a resurgent problem in many developed countries. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to review the spectrum of abdominal TB and its surgical management in our institution. METHODS A retrospective review of all abdominal TB cases notified to the health authorities by our institution from Jan 01 to Oct 07 was performed. RESULTS There were 57 patients (37 men) with abdominal TB, with a median age of 47 (range 14-74) years. Active pulmonary TB was present in 27 patients (47%). Positive HIV status was present in 30% and untested in 58%. The majority of patients underwent computed tomography scans (n = 50, 88%). The main radiological findings included bowel thickening, lymphadenopathy, ascites, free gas suggestive of perforation, and abscesses. The diagnosis of TB was confirmed on microbiological and/or histological examination in 72%, while the remaining 28% were diagnosed based on the clinical presentation and radiological imaging. All patients were commenced on anti-tuberculous therapy. TB involved the small or large bowel in 33 patients, mesenteric lymphadenopathy in 24, peritoneum in 13, spleen in seven, pancreas in two, anus in two, and the liver in two. Disseminated (including pulmonary) TB occurred in 27 patients (47%), while isolated intra-abdominal TB occurred in the remaining 30 patients (53%). Twenty-five patients (44%) underwent surgery--16 laparotomies (six perforated viscus, five intestinal obstruction, three suspected malignancies, and two for suspected acute abdomen), five laparoscopic procedures (four diagnostic, one gastrojejunostomy bypass for gastric outlet obstruction), two appendectomies, one drainage of abscess, and one anal fistulotomy. CONCLUSIONS Although TB is eminently treatable medically, surgery is still often required for suspected or confirmed abdominal TB presenting with acute complications or as atypical diagnostic problems. The role of laparoscopy is likely to be more significant in future in the management of abdominal TB.
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- Ker-Kan Tan
- Department of General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore, 308433, Singapore.
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Morán Sánchez S, Rincón Fuentes JP, Nicolas de Prado I, Martínez Madrid OJ, Candel Erenas JM, García Pérez B, Grau García F, Martín Castillo A, Martín Ibáñez JJ, Martínez García P, Montoro Martínez P, Núñez Trigueros M, Rodríguez Gil F, Romero Cara P, Vicente López J. [Pancreatic tuberculosis with duodenal fistula]. GASTROENTEROLOGIA Y HEPATOLOGIA 2007; 30:457-60. [PMID: 17949612 DOI: 10.1157/13110490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Tuberculosis is a common infection worldwide. In developed countries, the incidence of this disease was low until a few years ago. However, due to the rise in immigration and HIV infection, the frequency of tuberculosis has recently shown a marked increase. Although the most frequent location of tuberculosis infection continues to be respiratory, infection in other sites, such as musculoskeletal, genitourinary, neurological and abdominal areas, has recently become more common. Abdominal infection, the most frequently described extrapulmonary localization, commonly affects the spleen, liver, ileocecal region, peritoneum, and regional lymph nodes. Tuberculosis of the pancreas is considered a rare entity.
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- Senador Morán Sánchez
- Sección de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Santa María del Rosell, Cartagena, Murcia, España.
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Aisenberg GM, Jacobson K, Chemaly RF, Rolston KV, Raad II, Safdar A. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis active infection misdiagnosed as cancer. Cancer 2005; 104:2882-7. [PMID: 16245341 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Extrapulmonary tuberculosis is an uncommon disease in the U.S., even in immunosuppressed cancer patients. This study evaluated characteristics and frequency of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in patients at a tertiary care referral cancer center. METHODS The records of all consecutive patients with Mycobacterium tuberculosis diagnosed during January 2001 through April 2005 at the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center were reviewed after obtaining institutional review board approval. RESULTS There were 26 patients with active tuberculosis during the period studied; 18 of them were cancer patients and the others had been referred for a presumed cancer but did not have cancer. The overall rate of active tuberculosis during this period was 0.2 in 1000 new cancer diagnoses. There were 18 men (69%), the median age was 54 years (range, 3-84 yrs), and 16 patients (62%) were born in the U.S. Thirteen (72%) of the 18 cancer patients had solid-organ tumors; 3 of the 5 patients with a hematologic malignancy had non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Three patients (12%) had diabetes mellitus, and 2 patients (8%) had received high-dose (>1 mg/kg of prednisone daily) corticosteroids in the previous week. No patient had a recent history (within the past 4 wks) of chemotherapy; 4 patients had neutropenia. Cough was a prominent symptom (31%), followed by bone pain (19%), dyspnea (15%), and fever (12%). Fifteen patients (58%) had extrapulmonary infection, including 5 patients with concurrent pulmonary involvement; 7 noncancer patients (88%) and 8 cancer patients (44%, P = 0.22) had extrapulmonary disease. In 11 patients (42%), the lungs were the only site of active tuberculosis. Cavitary pneumonia was seen radiographically in 3 of 16 patients (19%) with pulmonary tuberculosis. All M. tuberculosis isolates were susceptible to isoniazid, rifampin, ethambutol, and pyrazinamide; streptomycin resistance was noted in 1 of 22 (5%) isolates tested. Twenty-two patients (85%) received appropriate antituberculosis treatment; all had a clinical and radiographic response. In 3 patients (12%) the cause of death was attributed to M. tuberculosis disease; 2 of 18 cancer patients (11%) died of progressive M. tuberculosis, and they had advanced solid-organ cancer, whereas 1 of 8 patients (13%) without cancer died and the tuberculosis diagnosis was made only on postmortem examination. Univariate analysis showed no significant differences in patients or disease characteristics between non-U.S.-born and U.S.-born patients, whereas noncancer patients (age 52 yrs) and those with extrapulmonary tuberculosis (age 53 yrs) were younger compared with cancer patients (63 yrs; P < 0.007) and those with pulmonary disease (age 60 yrs; P = 0.09). CONCLUSIONS Extrapulmonary tuberculosis was relatively common in younger patients with active M. tuberculosis infection, and was often initially misdiagnosed as cancer.
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- Gabriel M Aisenberg
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control, and Employee Health, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, 77030, USA
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Beaulieu S, Chouillard E, Petit-Jean B, Vitte RL, Eugene C. Tuberculose pancréatique : une cause rare d’ictère pseudo-néoplasique par compression de la voie biliaire principale. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 28:295-8. [PMID: 15094679 DOI: 10.1016/s0399-8320(04)94920-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Isolated pancreatic tuberculosis is rare, and can mimic pancreatic carcinoma. We report a case of pseudoneoplastic pancreatic tuberculosis revealed by an obstructive jaundice in a 35-Year-old man. Surgical pancreatic histopathology showed a caseating granulomatous inflammation and diagnosis was confirmed by detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA using specific polymerase chain reaction-based assay (PCR). The patient was successfully treated with quadruple antituberculous therapy. In the context of the diagnostic work-up of a hypodense pancreatic mass, the diagnosis of tuberculosis relies on the presence of pancreatic caseating granulomas, that can be obtained by endosonography-guided biopsy, thus avoiding laparotomy.
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- Sandrine Beaulieu
- Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Centre hospitalier intercommunal de Poissy/Saint Germain-en-Laye, Poissy.
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Pramesh CS, Heroor AA, Gupta SG, Krishnamurthy S, Shukla PJ, Jagannath P, Desouza LJ. Pancreatic tuberculosis: an elusive diagnosis. HPB (Oxford) 2003; 5:43-5. [PMID: 18332958 PMCID: PMC2020562 DOI: 10.1080/13651820310000262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pancreatic tuberculosis is a rare disease. Its presenting features are usually vague and non-specific, while the radiological features mimic pancreatic malignancy in many cases and pancreatitis in others. Ultrasound- or CT-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) or biopsy may show caseating granulomatous inflammation but microbiological confirmation may not always be possible. Laparotomy may be required if other investigations prove inconclusive. The response to treatment is good. CASE OUTLINES We report two young men with pancreatic tuberculosis. The diagnosis was obtained by FNAC in one and laparotomy in the other. Each patient responded to anti-tuberculous chemotherapy and is now asymptomatic. CONCLUSION Tuberculosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of an obscure pancreatic mass, and the condition is readily curable.
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- CS Pramesh
- Department of Gastroenterology Surgery, Tata Memorial HospitalMumbaiIndia
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- Department of Gastroenterology Surgery, Tata Memorial HospitalMumbaiIndia
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- Department of Gastroenterology Surgery, Tata Memorial HospitalMumbaiIndia
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- Department of Gastroenterology Surgery, Tata Memorial HospitalMumbaiIndia
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- Department of Gastroenterology Surgery, Tata Memorial HospitalMumbaiIndia
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- Department of Gastroenterology Surgery, Tata Memorial HospitalMumbaiIndia
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- Department of Gastroenterology Surgery, Tata Memorial HospitalMumbaiIndia
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Schneider A, von Birgelen C, Dührsen U, Gerken G, Rünzi M. Two cases of pancreatic tuberculosis in nonimmunocompromised patients. A diagnostic challenge and a rare cause of portal hypertension. Pancreatology 2002; 2:69-73. [PMID: 12120010 DOI: 10.1159/000049451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Pancreatic tuberculosis is very rare, especially in immunocompetent patients, and represents a diagnostic challenge. We describe 2 cases of pancreatic tuberculosis mimicking carcinoma on CT scan. In the first case, explorative laparotomy revealed granulomatous inflammation suggestive of tuberculosis. Cultured smears from the pancreatic tail tested positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and the patient responded well to antituberculous medication. In the second case, fine needle aspirate revealed tuberculosis. This case is unique with regard to development of portal hypertension in pancreatic tuberculosis. Antituberculous medication achieved little improvement, then the patient was lost to follow-up. In suspicion of carcinoma the patient underwent laparotomy in another hospital. Malignancy was excluded, and a purulent necrotic pancreas was resected. The patient finally improved without any antituberculous medication and remains well. Both patients were tested HIV-negative. We summarize the etiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of a diagnostic dilemma, which should be considered in clinical practice.
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Desai SR, Bhanthunmavin K, Hollands M. Primary pancreatic tuberculosis: presentation and diagnosis. THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF SURGERY 2000; 70:141-3. [PMID: 10711480 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.2000.01775.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- S R Desai
- Department of Surgery, Auburn District Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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Rezeig MA, Fashir BM, Al-Suhaibani H, Al-Fadda M, Amin T, Eisa H. Pancreatic tuberculosis mimicking pancreatic carcinoma: four case reports and review of the literature. Dig Dis Sci 1998; 43:329-31. [PMID: 9512125 DOI: 10.1023/a:1018854305652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- M A Rezeig
- Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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