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Case Reports
. 2012 Jul;87(1):1-2.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0054.

Isolated pancreatic tuberculosis: a rare occurrence

Ankur Arora, Amar Mukund, Hitendra Garg
Case Reports

Isolated pancreatic tuberculosis: a rare occurrence

Ankur Arora et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Jul.

Abstract

Isolated tuberculosis of the pancreas is rare even in developing countries where abdominal tuberculosis continues to be prevalent. We present a case of pancreatic tuberculosis in an immunocompetent male with confounding imaging findings and non-contributory clinical details.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
(A and B) Axial and coronal reconstructed contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan of abdomen showing a hypodense cystic lesion in the head of the pancreas. (C) Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration being performed. (D) Hematoxylin and eosin stained histological section (×200) showing epithelioid cell granulomas.
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