ATYPICAL TUBERCULOSIS OF THE LIVER WITH JAUNDICE
Authors: Edward A. Cleve, John R. Gibson, William M. Webb
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1954)

Article1 August 1954ATYPICAL TUBERCULOSIS OF THE LIVER WITH JAUNDICEEDWARD A. CLEVE, JOHN R. GIBSON, WILLIAM M. WEBBEDWARD A. CLEVESearch for more papers by this author, JOHN R. GIBSONSearch for more papers by this author, WILLIAM M. WEBBSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-41-2-251 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTuberculosis of the liver with jaundice is rare.1-6 Four cases will be presented with the results of streptomycin therapy.Tuberculosis of the liver, excluding miliary tuberculosis, has been variously described as "primary,"7, 8"conglomerate tuberculosis and tuberculous cholangitis,"9"tuberculomata,"10"tuberculous hepatitis,"11"tubular tuberculosis,"12"disseminated caseating"6and "focal."12"Atypical abdominal tuberculosis," proposed by Blair and Pagel,13is an excellent term to designate unusual tuberculous involvement of abdominal organs and structures. 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HENNIGAR, M.D., MILTON WIGODPREVENTING RHEUMATIC FEVERATYPICAL TUBERCULOSIS OF THE LIVERTuberculosis 1 August 1954Volume 41, Issue 2Page: 251-260KeywordsHepatitisLiverMiliary tuberculosisSigns and symptomsStreptomycinTuberculosis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1954 PDF downloadLoading ...