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Isolated hepatic tuberculosis associated with portal vein thrombosis and hepatitis B virus coinfection: A case report and review of the literature
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World journal of clinical cases, 2021, Vol.9 (30), p.9310-9319
Erscheinungsjahr
2021
Quelle
EZB Electronic Journals Library
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BACKGROUNDWhile tuberculosis (TB) itself is a common disease, isolated TB of the liver is a rare entity. Tubercular involvement of the liver is more commonly a part of a disseminated disease of the hepatic parenchyma. In contrast, isolated hepatic TB spread through the portal vein from the gastrointestinal tract is seldom encountered in clinical practice, with only a few sporadic cases and short series available in the current literature. Vascular complications, such as portal vein thrombosis (PVT), have rarely been reported previously. CASE SUMMARYA 22-year-old man was hospitalized with complaints of a 3-mo history of fever and weight loss of approximately 10 kg. He had a 10-year hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in his medical history. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) confirmed hepatosplenomegaly, with hypodensity of the right lobe of the liver and 2.1 cm thrombosis of the right branch of the portal vein. A liver biopsy showed epithelioid granulomas with a background of caseating necrosis. Ziehl-Nelson staining showed acid-fast bacilli within the granulomas. The patient was diagnosed with isolated hepatic TB with PVT. Anti-TB therapy (ATT), including isoniazid, rifapentine, ethambutol, and pyrazinamide, was administered. Along with ATT, the patient was treated with entecavir as an antiviral medication against HBV and dabigatran as an anticoagulant. He remained asymptomatic, and follow-up sonography of the abdomen at 4 mo showed complete resolution of the PVT. CONCLUSIONUpon diagnosis of hepatic TB associated with PVT and HBV coinfection, ATT and anticoagulants should be initiated to prevent subsequent portal hypertension. Antiviral therapy against HBV should also be administered to prevent severe hepatic injury.
Sprache
Englisch
Identifikatoren
ISSN: 2307-8960
eISSN: 2307-8960
DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i30.9310
Titel-ID: cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2598533017
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