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KMID : 1100620190060030264
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Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
2019 Volume.6 No. 3 p.264 ~ p.267
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A rare case of miliary tuberculosis accompanying perihepatitis
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Kwon Ou-Jun
Lee Suk-Woo
Jang Mun-Sun
Kim Sang-Chul
Lee Ji-Han
Kim Hoon
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Abstract
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Perihepatic capsulitis is associated with various diseases, such as Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, perforated cholecystitis, perforated hepatic abscess, and tuberculous peritonitis. Miliary tuberculosis is present in about 2% of all reported cases of tuberculosis and is characterized by the widespread millet-like hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We describe a 24-year-old virgin patient presenting with right upper quadrant and costovertebral angle pain. Diffuse perihepatic capsular enhancement was observed in abdominal computed tomography scans. Chest radiography showed miliary tuberculosis, and a polymerase chain reaction hybridization assay of sputum revealed the presence of M. tuberculosis. Symptoms improved after administering anti-tuberculosis medications. This report describes a rare case of miliary tuberculosis accompanying perihepatitis.
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KEYWORD
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Perihepatitis, Tuberculosis, military, Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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