Peripancreatic tuberculosis.
BMJ Case Rep
; 16(12)2023 Dec 12.
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| ID: mdl-38086575
ABSTRACT
Peripancreatic tuberculosis (PTB) is a very rare variant of tuberculosis and its clinical and radiological findings are similar to those of pancreatic malignancy. Diagnosis of PTB is usually incidental and is made after surgical resection. We are presenting a male patient who had complaints of prolonged fever, significant weight loss and yellowish discolouration of eyes and dark-coloured urine. Investigations revealed that there was a pancreatic mass causing obstructive jaundice. However, the aetiology of the mass, whether tubercular or malignant, was not clear. Hence, the patient was planned for endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration cytology. Cytology and aspirate were sent for a cartridge-based nucleic acid amplification test which revealed the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, sensitive to rifampicin. The patient improved completely after treatment with antitubercular therapy.
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Pancreatopatias
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Neoplasias Pancreáticas
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Tuberculose
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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2023
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