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https://ri.ufs.br/jspui/handle/riufs/20378| Document Type: | Artigo |
| Title: | Tuberculosis of the cystic duct lymph node |
| Authors: | Melo, Valdinaldo Aragão de Melo, Gustavo Barreto de Silva, Renata Lemos Piva, Nestor Almeida, Maria Luiza Dória |
| Issue Date: | 2004 |
| Resumo : | Tuberculosis of the cystic duct lymph node associated with cholelithiasis is rare. We report a case of a 40 year-old woman with this pathology. She presented with anorexia, biliary colic, postprandial fullness and fever. Imaging studies revealed cholelithiasis and several visible portal lymph nodes. Cholecystectomy was performed and histopathological examination showed tuberculosis of the cystic duct lymph node without affecting the gallbladder. The presence of gallstones and lymphadenopathy in computed tomography, associated with persistent fever and symptoms that resemble cholecystitis, should cause suspicion of tuberculosis. However, diagnosis is usually achieved by microscopic appearance of caseating granulomas and isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The treatment in this case consisted of cholecystectomy and antitubercular chemotherapy. |
| Keywords: | Cystic duct Lymph node Tuberculosis Gallstone Tuberculose |
| ISSN: | 1413-8670 1678-4391 |
| Is part of: | The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Language: | eng |
| Publisher / Institution : | Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases |
| Citation: | MELO, V. A. et al. Tuberculosis of the cystic duct lymph node. The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Salvador, v. 8, n. 1, p. 112-114, fev. 2004. Disponível em: https://www.scielo.br/j/bjid/a/qwgChqJhpTTLs9rGPZ6DF7k/?format=pdf. Acesso em: 4 nov. 2024. |
| License: | Creative Commons Atribuição-Não Comercial-Sem Derivações 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| URI: | https://ri.ufs.br/jspui/handle/riufs/20378 |
| Appears in Collections: | DME - Artigos de periódicos |
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