%0 Journal Article
%T Isolated Splenic Cold Abscesses in an Immunocompetent Individual
%A Bharath A Chhabria
%A Deba Prasad Dhibar
%A Nanili Gupta
%A Subhash Chander Varma
%J Archive of "Oman Medical Journal".
%D 2018
%R 10.5001/omj.2018.64
%X Tubercular splenic abscess is extremely rare, but are reported commonly in HIV-positive and immunocompromised patients along with miliary or disseminated tuberculosis. Isolated tubercular splenic abscess in an immunocompetent individual is rarely reported. Here we present a case of a young, immunocompetent male with isolated splenic cold abscesses, who was diagnosed with splenic tuberculosis and managed successfully with percutaneous drainage and anti-tubercular therapy alone
%K Spleen
%K Tuberculosis
%K Abscess
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6047183/