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A case report on a rare case of tuberculosis of the pancreas-converted

Manuel R Velasco Jr

 Tuberculosis is an ubuiqitous organism that attacks all organ tissues of its host. Abdominal TB accounts for about 5-12% of patients with tuberculosis and is most common in developing countries. Autopsy studies have shown that the pancreas is affected by about 2.1-4.7% of those with miliary tuberculosis. Pancreatic tuberculosis is a rare condition that can present mimicking signs and symptoms of pancreatic malignancy and in abdominal imaging as pancreatic mass. The purpose of this study is to report a rare case of Pancreatic Tuberculosis in an immunocompetent Filipino, Male


 
Peer-Review-Publikation für Verbände, Gesellschaften und Universitäten pulsus-health-tech
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