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Radiological findings of isolated hepatic tuberculosis in a child with tubulointerstitial nephritis-uveitis syndrome

Abstract

Isolated hepatic tuberculosis is a rare manifestation of tuberculosis in children although its incidence has been increasing, especially in immunosuppressed patients. Imaging studies frequently present a diagnostic challenge, especially for the nodular form. Thus a high index of suspicion is required for diagnosis. On US, hepatic tuberculosis may rarely present as a macronodular form (also called pseudotumour or tuberculoma). We report a …

Authors

Dursun I; Yikilmaz A; Poyrazoglu H; Soyuer I; Gunduz Z

Journal

Pediatric Radiology, Vol. 39, No. 3, pp. 302–305

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

March 2009

DOI

10.1007/s00247-008-1097-1

ISSN

0301-0449