Abstract
Tuberculosis is a rare cause of liver abscess even in countries where the tuberculosis is prevalent, liver may be involved as a part of miliary tuberculosis or as local tuberculosis. We present a case of tuberculous liver abscess in patient with smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis and right pleural effusion. A positive BACTEC culture and Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for Acid Fast Bacilli (AFB) in the pus aspirated from abscess confirmed the diagnosis of tuberculous liver abscess. Keywords: Liver Abscess, Pleural Effusion, Tuberculosis
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