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TUBERCULOSIS OF THE LIVER AND GALL-BLADDER WITH ABSCESS FORMATION: A REVIEW AND CASE REPORT

1952; American College of Physicians; Volume: 37; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.7326/0003-4819-37-3-594

1539-3704

S. A. LEADER,

Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis

Case Reports1 September 1952TUBERCULOSIS OF THE LIVER AND GALL-BLADDER WITH ABSCESS FORMATION: A REVIEW AND CASE REPORTS. A. LEADER, M.D.S. A. LEADER, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-37-3-594 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTuberculosis of the liver is known to occur in the following forms:1. Miliary, as a part of a generalized miliary tuberculosis, or terminally, in those dying of pulmonary tuberculosis.2. Local:A. Focal or nodular, consisting of single or multiple conglomerate tubercles forming tumor-like tuberculomas or abscesses.B. Tubular form (considered by some a variant of A), involving the intrahepatic bile ducts.46While miliary tuberculosis of the liver is quite common and is said to occur in from 50 to 80 per cent39of all patients dying of pulmonary tuberculosis, the other forms are uncommon. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Chicago, Illinois*Received for publication June 15, 1951.From the Department of Radiology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago.†While an extensive survey of the literature was made in preparing this paper, the writer feels certain that he has not exhausted the field. 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