Tuberculosis of the Pancreas:Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature
作者:
Carlos Franco-Paredes,
Michael Leonard; MD,
Rafael Jurado,
Henry Blumberg,
Richard SMITH,
期刊:
The American Journal of the Medical Sciences
(OVID Available online 2002)
卷期:
Volume 323,
issue 1
页码: 54-58
ISSN:0002-9629
年代: 2002
出版商: OVID
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
Tuberculosis of the pancreas is a clinical entity rarely described in the literature. The pancreas is biologically protected from infection byMycobacterium tuberculosis, probably because of the presence of pancreatic enzymes that interfere with the seeding ofM tuberculosis. However, when pathogens are able to overcome the resistance, they can have diverse presentations, such as pancreatic masses that can mimic carcinoma, obstructive jaundice, pancreatitis, and gastrointestinal bleeding. Herein we describe 2 cases of pancreatic tuberculosis that presented as multicystic masses, and we review the literature to describe the diverse clinical manifestations of this condition.
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