Tuberculous pseudotumour of the liver developing during antituberculous chemotherapy

Can Med Assoc J. 1985 Jan 1;132(1):45-7.

Abstract

A 29-year-old Chinese woman presented with a liver mass 2 months after initiation of chemotherapy for disseminated tuberculosis. A percutaneous liver biopsy revealed tuberculous pseudotumour. Although acid-fast bacilli were seen in the biopsy specimen, no organism could be cultured. No changes were made in the antituberculous chemotherapy, and the mass subsequently resolved. The patient was still well 18 months after presentation. To the authors' knowledge, the features of tuberculous pseudotumour seen with ultrasonography and computerized tomography have not previously been described, nor has this condition previously been reported in patients already receiving antituberculous chemotherapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antitubercular Agents / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Fibroma / chemically induced*
  • Fibroma / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / chemically induced*
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / immunology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Tuberculosis, Hepatic / chemically induced*
  • Tuberculosis, Hepatic / diagnosis
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / drug therapy*
  • Ultrasonography

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents