Abstract

LOJA OROPEZA, David; VILCA VASQUEZ, Maricela  and  ALVAREZ BEDOYA, Pierino. Hepatitis granulomatosa tuberculosa como causa de fiebre de origen desconocido. Rev. gastroenterol. Perú [online]. 2002, vol.22, n.4, pp.324-329. ISSN 1022-5129.

The clinical case of one patient with fever of unknown origin,  due to granulomatous hepatitis of tuberculous etiology was presented. The patient was a a 50-year-old woman, with 50 days illness characterized by chills, 39°C fever and heavy diaphoresis. She had a record of seven malaria cases.  She looked thin and pale at the initial physical examination.  During the evolution, she developed pancytopenia, massive hepatosplenomegaly, jaundice, and anasarca. The patient underwent screening tests for infection, neoplasias, collagenosis, and granulomatous diseases. The laboratory tests showed transaminase-alkaline phosphatase dissociation, which led to the final diagnosis of tuberculosis, through the histological examination of the liver parenchyma. The specific treatment against tuberculosis caused remission of fever, ascites, and hepatomegaly and normalization of liver tests, with satisfactory clinical evolution.

Keywords : Fever of unknown origin; hepatic tuberculosis; hepatic granulomatosis; intrahepatic cholestasis.