Case Report
An Immunocompetent Adult Male Presented with a Liver Abscess Caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A Case Report from India
Table 1
Laboratory parameters and radiological imaging reports of the patient.
| Serial no. | Investigations | Findings | Remarks |
| 1 | Haemoglobin | 10.2 gm/dl | Low | 2 | White blood cells | 4250/mm3 | Normal | 3 | Platelets | 2.10 lac/mm3 | Normal | 4 | Serum CRP | 48 mg/L | High | 5 | Serum urea | 29.07 mg/dL | Normal | 6 | Serum creatinine | 0.86 mg/dL | Normal | 7 | Alanine transaminase | 13 U/L | Normal | 8 | Aspartate minotransferase | 23 U/L | Normal | 9 | Total bilirubin | 0.34 mg/dL | Normal | 10 | Serum albumin | 2.72 g/dL | Low | 11 | INR | 1.1 | Normal | 12 | Random blood sugar | 136 mg/dL | Normal | 13 | HIV/HBsAg/Anti-HCV | Negative | Normal | 14 | Blood culture | Sterile | Normal | 15 | Aspiration fluid/puscytology | Suppurative | Lymphocytic rich, AFB-positive | 16 | Fluid/pus CBNAAT | MTB-detected | RIF-sensitive | 17 | Chest x-ray (Figure 1) | No abnormalities | Normal | 18 | Ultrasonography (abdomen) | Multiple liver abscess in the left lobe | Largest measuring: 200 ml | 19 | Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen | Multiple liver abscess in the left lobe | Intestines normal and no lymphadenopathy and no any other abnormalities |
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