THE "PSEUDOTUMOR" OF RETROPERITONEAL TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS

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.

Lymphadenitis of the Retroperitoneal Glands Simulating Appendicitis

an in-patient to the Amoragori Charitable Dispensary suffering from pain in the right groin, thigh and knee. He had been unable to walk for two days. On admission his temperature was 100?F. His right hip was flexed to an angle of 45 degrees and extension was very limited and painful; tenderness in the right iliac fossa was very marked and a few enlarged inguinal glands were found. The abdomen m...