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how do we determine pancreatic tuberculosis


how do we determine pancreatic tuberculosis?

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1 :
actually,i think that anyone who suffers from pancreatic tuberculosis will spit blood because of the ellipse of vitamins
2 :
i would say an mri. maybe broncho scope too.
3 :
When tuberculosis manages to get into the pancreas, the patient will show several symptoms, including abdominal epigastric pains, weight loss, and low-grade fevers. Because of this symptomology and the presence of a pancreatic mass, pancreatic tuberculosis is often misdiagnosed as pancreatic cancer. To correctly diagnose the TB infection, a PPD skin-test can help but is not definitive (apparently the TB PPD test has a 10-25% false-negative rate). Unfortunately, CT scans and radiologic imaging offer little help. The most effective methods for confirming the presence of pancreatic tuberculosis are cytologic diagnoses. This involves removal of a portion of the pancreatic mass (generally by fine needle aspiration) and analyzing it for evidence of bacterial infection and evidence of the tuberculosis bacterium itself


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