TUBERCULOUS SPLENOMEGALY; STUDY OF A CASE
Authors: John W. Brown, J. Lloyd Mason, S. P. Lucia
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1942)

Case Reports1 September 1942TUBERCULOUS SPLENOMEGALY; STUDY OF A CASEJOHN W. BROWN, M.D., J. LLOYD MASON, M.D., S. P. LUCIA, M.D.JOHN W. BROWN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, J. LLOYD MASON, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, S. P. LUCIA, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-17-3-519 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe occurrence of tuberculous involvement of the spleen in the course of miliary or advanced tuberculosis of other organs is common.1, 2, 3, 4 However, extensive active tuberculosis localized in the spleen is rare. When this disease occurs, it usually is associated with lesions of lesser extent in the nearby lymph nodes and in the liver, but the spleen appears to be the disseminating focus. Less than 100 cases of this type of tuberculous splenomegaly are recorded. 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BAKER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Concomitant Brucellosis and Tuberculosis 1 September 1942Volume 17, Issue 3Page: 519-528KeywordsHospital medicineLesionsLiverLiver diseasesLymph nodesMetastasisSpleenSplenomegaly Issue Published: 1 September 1942 PDF downloadLoading ...