Tuberculous mediastinal lymphadenopathy: Reaching the target

Pulmonary artery occlusion by tuberculous mediastinal lymphadenopathy.

Two cases of tuberculous mediastinal lymphadenopathy are presented in which the clinical features mimicked those of pulmonary embolism, causing striking abnormalities on radionuclide scintigraphy. It is concluded that tuberculous mediastinal lymphadenopathy should be included in the differential diagnosis of reduced lung perfusion due to proximal pulmonary artery occlusion.

Painful dysphagia in a case of mediastinal tuberculous lymphadenopathy.

A patient with mediastinal tuberculous lymphadenopathy is described. Presentation was with rapid onset of painful dysphagia following trauma to the neck. Early diagnosis was achieved by mediastinoscopy.

Tuberculous mediastinal lymphadenopathy can cause left vocal cord paralysis.

Diagnosisof Mycobacterial Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy

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Non-tuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenopathy.

The surgical and antimicrobial treatment of non-tuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenopathy in 17 children was reviewed. Node excision was curative, but most nodes were still incised leaving discharging lesions. Standard antituberculous treatment was unhelpful, but a new macrolide/quinolone combination appeared to be effective in three cases.