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Tuberculous Lymphadenitis

See Also
1. Tuberculosis
2. Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis
Epidemiology
1. Most common form of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis
Signs
1. Chronic cervical Lymphadenopathy is most common
  1. However any lymph node distribution may be involved
2. Node consistency
  1. Initial: Firm, discrete, nontender
  2. Later, untreated: Coalesced, matted nodes
  3. Later, untreated: Fluctuant nodes drain to surface
  4. Initially with treatment: Enlarged or new nodes
Diagnosis
1. FNA for PCR of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is preferred
Management
1. See Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis
References
1. Jha (2001) Postgrad Med 77:185

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