Peripheral Tuberculous Lymphadenitis in Childhood

Tuberculous lymphadenitis.

Lymphadenitis is the most common extrapulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis. It remains both diagnostic and therapeutic challenge because it mimics other pathologic processes and yields inconsistent physical and laboratory findings. Diagnosis is difficult often requiring biopsy. A thorough history and physical examination, staining for acid-fast bacilli, fine-needle aspiration and PCR are hel...

Tuberculous lymphadenitis.

A total of 43 episodes of tuberculosis lymphadenitis were treated in 32 adult patients. In 12 instances the affected lymph node was excised without any chemotherapy; there were 10 relapses. The treatment was local excision of the affected lymph nodes together with antituberculosis chemotherapy with at least two drugs in 30 instances; there were no relapses following such therapy.Presumably pati...

Non-tuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis.

Most cases of mycobacterial lymphadenitis in children are caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria, previously called the atypical mycobacteria. It is important to differentiate non-tuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis from tuberculous lymphadenitis as the treatment is different. We reviewed 19 children (12 girls and seven boys) with non-tuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis to define likely...

Isolated mediastinal tuberculous lymphadenitis.

Tuberculous lymphadenitis and Horner's syndrome.

June 2011, Vol. 101, No. 6 SAMJ Corresponding author: M Sonderup ([email protected]) Robert Freercks and Mark Sonderup are affiliated to the Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, and Groote Schuur Hospital. Fig. 4. Axial CT scan through upper neck demonstrating lymph nodes adjacent to great vessels. Given the significant disease burden of tuberculosis (TB) and TB/ HIV co-infe...