Liver tuberculous abscess in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection: report of 2 cases and review of the literature
Roig Rico, P.; Pérez Rodríguez, L.; Navarro Ibáñez, V.; López Pérezagua, M.M.; Portilla Sogorb, J.; Cuadrado Pastor, J.M.
Revista Clinica Espanola 195(2): 89-91
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0014-2565 PMID: 7732193 Document Number: 447044
Two cases are reported of hepatic tuberculous abscesses (HTBA) in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), stressing the rarity of this location. Likewise, a review is made of cases reported in the literature. Our two patients presented with a prolonged febrile condition, with constitutional symptoms and nonspecific abdominal discomfort. In one patient the hepatic location was accompanied by a pulmonar location too. The course of the patients was good and symptoms subsided with tuberculostatic therapy. To note the possibility of finding hepatic tuberculous abscesses in HIV patients with prolonged fever and nonspecific abdominal pain more frequently than considered until now.