Liver tuberculosis

Description:

Tuberculosis of a liver accompanies intestines tuberculosis in 79 — 99% of cases. Tubercular mycobacteria get into a liver in the hematogenous or lymphogenous way, also distribution of process on the bilious courses is possible. The miliary form or multiple tuberkuloma of a liver with caseous disintegration in the center are most often observed. Also nonspecific changes in a liver at a pulmonary tuberculosis in the form of reactive hepatitis, fatty dystrophy, an amyloidosis or medicinal hepatitis meet (at prolonged use of tuberculostats).

Liver tuberculosis symptoms:

Liver tuberculosis symptoms, disease. Anorexia, a febricula, weakness, the increased perspiration, subfebrile condition, pain in right hypochondrium. The liver is increased, edge its dense, in some cases the surface uneven (at a granulematoeny form) or is possible to probe a node on its surface (tuberkuly). The spleen is quite often increased. It is possible to suspect tubercular damage of a liver if increase in a liver is found in the patient with pulmonary tuberculosis, pain in right hypochondrium is noted.  
The diagnosis of tuberculosis of a liver is confirmed by a laparoscopy, a puncture biopsy of a liver, an ekhografiya and scanning.

Treatment of tuberculosis of a liver:

Treatment of tuberculosis of a liver. To antituberculous remedies in addition appoint a diet No. 5a and a diet No. 5, at a sharp abnormal liver function enter Sireparum.