Gallbladder tuberculosis: A rare case report with review of literature
Date
2022-10
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Mansa STM Publishers
Abstract
Gallbladder tuberculosis (TB) is a rare disease, and it might be challenging to distinguish it from gallbladder cancer on clinical history and radiology. It frequently mimics carcinoma in patients who initially appear with a gallbladder mass. Gallbladder TB is only identified after histology of the resected specimen since radiography lacks pathognomic characteristics. Here, we describe a unique case of gallbladder TB that was incidentally identified when a 49-year-old lady was being evaluated for suspected gallbladder cancer. Histology of the gallbladder exhibits necrotizing granulomatous inflammation with the presence of numerous pink-colored, curved, and beaded acid-fast bacilli that were recognized on the Ziehl-Neelsen stain.
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Acid-fast bacilli, Gallbladder, Granulomatous inflammation, Tuberculosis, Ziehl-Neelsen stain
Citation
Sagar Mala, Rawat Shalini, Verma Anuragani, Singh Anurag, Singh U S. Gallbladder tuberculosis: A rare case report with review of literature. Indian Journal of Case Reports. 2022 Oct; 8(10): 311-313