Primary Pancreatic Tuberculosis: A Rare Case Report

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) is a worldwide public health problem, which has a diverse mode of presentation and the diagnosis is difficult and delayed in some rarer presentations [1]. In India, the incidence of TB in 2015 was 217 per lakh population and the mortality due to TB was 36 per lakh population. Primary Pancreatic tuberculosis (PPTB) is a rare entity among patients with extra-pulmonary TB [2]. Isolated pancreatic TB is predominantly observed in patients who reside in endemic TB zones, in areas of widespread TB dissemination such as a military setting and patients in developing countries who are immuno-compromised.