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Abdominal Tuberculosis Masquerading as Malignancy in an Infant

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: We report a case of a 5-month-old female infant who presented with multiple liver lesions. In view of initial imaging characteristics suggestive of multiple liver metastases, a workup for the primary lesion was instituted, which revealed the lesions to be a rare presentation of disseminated tuberculosis in an infant.

Source: Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons

DOI: 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_6_25

Authors: Evangeline Mary Kiruba Samuel, Vivek Shanmugam, Karpaga Vinayagam Natarajan, Senthilnathan Ramaswamy

Language: English

Topic: Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4414527426

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