Two cases of pancreatic tuberculosis in nonimmunocompromised patients: a diagnostic challenge and a rare cause of portal hypertension

A Schneider, C von Birgelen, U Dührsen, G Gerken… - Pancreatology, 2002 - karger.com
Pancreatic tuberculosis is very rare, especially in immunocompetent patients, and
represents a diagnostic challenge. We describe 2 cases of pancreatic tuberculosis …

Obstructive jaundice: a manifestation of pancreatic tuberculosis.

G Pandya, R Dixit, V Shelat, K Dixit… - Journal of the Indian …, 2007 - europepmc.org
Tuberculosis of the pancreas is extremely rare and is most often associated with miliary
tuberculosis or occurs in the immunocompromised patients. A case of isolated pancreatic …

[PDF][PDF] Isolated tuberculosis of the pancreas

I Baraboutis, A Skoutelis - JOP, 2004 - researchgate.net
Discussion Abdominal infection with tuberculosis commonly affects the spleen, liver,
ileocecal region and peritoneum [1]. Tuberculosis of the pancreas is considered a rare entity …

Pancreatic and peripancreatic nodal tuberculosis in immunocompetent patients: report of three cases

S Ray, K Das, AR Mridha - JOP. Journal of the Pancreas, 2012 - serena.unina.it
Context Pancreatic and peripancreatic tuberculosis in immunocompetent patients is
extremely rare. It often mimics pancreatic malignancy. Majority of the cases are diagnosed …

[PDF][PDF] Tuberculosis and the pancreas: a diagnostic challenge solved by endoscopic ultrasound. A case series

S Chatterjee, ML Schmid, K Anderson… - J Gastrointestin Liver …, 2012 - researchgate.net
Pancreatic tuberculosis is a rare disease. It can be easily confused with malignancy or
pancreatitis on imaging. This could result in unnecessary surgery. As this is a treatable …

Tuberculosis of the pancreas: report of two cases and review of the literature

C Franco-Paredes, M Leonard, R Jurado… - The American journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
Tuberculosis of the pancreas is a clinical entity rarely described in the literature. The
pancreas is biologically protected from infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, probably …

[HTML][HTML] Coexistence of pancreatic carcinoma and pancreatic tuberculosis: case report

ZJ Zheng, H Zhang, GM Xiang, J Gong, G Mai… - Gut and Liver, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pancreatic tuberculosis (TB) is extremely rare and mimics pancreatic carcinoma both
clinically and radiologically. This paper discusses the occurrence of 2 heterogeneous …

Isolated tuberculosis of the pancreas masquerading as a pancreatic mass.

G Fischer, U Spengler, M Neubrand… - American Journal of …, 1995 - search.ebscohost.com
A 65-yr-old woman presented for evaluation of a pancreatic mass. She had been suffering
from severe constitutional symptoms for 18 months: those symptoms included weight loss …

[HTML][HTML] Solitary pancreatic tuberculous abscess mimicking pancreatic cystadenocarcinoma: a case report

Q Liu, Z He, P Bie - BMC gastroenterology, 2003 - Springer
Background The incidence of pancreatic tuberculosis is extremely rare, and it frequently
misdiagnosed as pancreatic neoplasms. The nonsurgical diagnosis of this entity continues …

Pancreatic tuberculosis or autoimmune pancreatitis

A Salahuddin, MW Saif - Case Reports in Medicine, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction. Isolated pancreatic and peripancreatic tuberculosis is a challenging diagnosis
due to its rarity and variable presentation. Pancreatic tuberculosis can mimic pancreatic …