Tuberculous pancreatic and liver abscesses presented as obstructive jaundice in an immunocompetent patient

Eihab Subahi; Ali  Mahgoub; Khaldun Obeidat; Ahmed Elamin; Fatima Rasoul

doi:10.22541/au.161149033.34651345/v1

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Tuberculous pancreatic and liver abscesses presented as obstructive jaundice in an immunocompetent patient

Eihab Subahi,
Ali Mahgoub,
Khaldun Obeidat,
Ahmed Elamin,
Fatima Rasoul

Abstract

We reported 24 years old Nepalese male who presented with epigastric pain and jaundiced found to have pancreatic and liver abscess suspected by abdominal CT scan and MRI, that confirmed later on by EUS-FNA with pus smear and PCR came for acid-fast bacilli. The patient responded remarkably to ATT.