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Ultrasonography of abdomen showing a large abscess in segment 6 of liver.
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U/L (normal: 40-280 U/L), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) of 132 U/L (normal: 12-38 U/L), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) of 181 U/L (normal: 7-41 U/L). Ultrasonography (US) of the abdomen revealed a large heterogeneously hypoechoic lesion with internal echoes in the segment six of liver suggestive of abscess (Fig.1).
Ziehl-Neelsen staining of the aspirate showing tubercular bacilli.
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Ziehl-Neelsen staining of the specimen showed Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) in the specimen (Fig.3).