First Report of an Association Between Crohn's Disease and Isolated Splenic Tuberculosis in Pediatric Population.
Isolated splenic tuberculosis (TB) in children is extremely rare, and congenital or acquired immunodeficiency is usually a predisposing factor for this disease. Herein, we report a case of isolated splenic TB in a 5.5-year-old child associated with Crohn's disease. As far as we are aware, this assoc...
| Publicado en: | Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 349 - 354 |
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| Autores principales: | , , |
| Formato: | case study diagnostic images pictorial Journal Article |
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Iranian Association of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Jul2022
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| Sumario: | Isolated splenic tuberculosis (TB) in children is extremely rare, and congenital or acquired immunodeficiency is usually a predisposing factor for this disease. Herein, we report a case of isolated splenic TB in a 5.5-year-old child associated with Crohn's disease. As far as we are aware, this association is reported for the first time in children. Clinicians should be aware and consider extra pulmonary TB, especially in endemic regions. In addition, evaluation of an underlying disorder in unusual presentations of TB is advisable. |
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