Isolated tuberculous infection of gall bladder is very rarely seen. Most of these cases reported in the literature are within 30 -40 years of age group, especially in females. However we report here a case of isolated tuberculosis of gall bladder in a relatively younger female of age 22 years. Most of these patients present with symptoms of cholelithiasis and hence it is prudent to subject the operative specimen of excised gall bladder for histopathological examination to get proper diagnosis.

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... igure 2 -Microscopic appearance of tuberculous gall bladder.