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

Pediatr Radiol. 2009 Mar;39(3):302-5. doi: 10.1007/s00247-008-1097-1. Epub 2009 Jan 10.

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 15-year-old girl with multiple hepatic macronodular masses due to isolated hepatic tuberculosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Nephritis, Interstitial / complications
  • Syndrome
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Tuberculosis, Hepatic / complications
  • Tuberculosis, Hepatic / diagnosis*
  • Tuberculosis, Hepatic / drug therapy
  • Uveitis / complications

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents