Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health problem with 25% of the world’s population infected from causative agent Mycobacterium tuberculosis(MTB). Indian ranks first amongst eight countries reported to have highest burden MTB across globe. TB is categorized into pulmonary and extrapulmonary(EPTB); most common clinical manifestation EPTB being tuberculous lymphadenitis(LNTB). LNTB g...

Tuberculosis, an ancient disease continues to be a health care burden in Malaysia in the 21st century. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis is a less common presentation of tuberculosis and in particular peripancreatic tuberculous lymphadenitis is rarely seen. We report a case of a young immunocompetent boy presenting with a two month history of non productive chronic cough associated with loss of appet...

Objective: To evaluate the incidence, treatment and clinical outcomes of tuberculous (TB) lymphadenitis at Penang General Hospital, Malaysia. Materials and Methods: Penang General Hospital is the referral center for all tuberculosis patients in the state of Penang. Patient records were reviewed to identify patients with confirmed diagnosis of TB lymphadenitis between January 2006 and December 2...