Localized Hepatic Tuberculosis with Imaging Changes Caused by the Progression of Tuberculosis

Intern Med. 2016;55(6):613-6. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.55.5607. Epub 2016 Mar 15.

Abstract

Localized hepatic tuberculosis (LHTB) is difficult to diagnose preoperatively, and most cases of LHTB are diagnosed based on pathological findings. A relationship between imaging features and the pathological stage of hepatic tuberculosis (TB) has recently been reported, which could aid in the diagnosis of hepatic TB. We herein present a case study of a patient with LHTB diagnosed postoperatively who demonstrated imaging changes due to the progression of TB. An awareness of the presence of LHTB might have permitted a preoperative diagnosis. This is the first report of an LHTB patient who exhibited imaging changes during the course of the disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Contrast Media / metabolism*
  • Disease Progression
  • Gadolinium DTPA / metabolism*
  • Hepatectomy / methods
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Male
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tuberculosis, Hepatic / pathology*
  • Tuberculosis, Hepatic / physiopathology
  • Tuberculosis, Hepatic / surgery

Substances

  • Contrast Media
  • gadolinium ethoxybenzyl DTPA
  • Gadolinium DTPA