Sudden enlargement of a deep cervical lymph node during and after treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis.
A 25-year-old Filipino woman presented with sudden massive enlargement of a deep cervical lymph node on two occasions: during adequate treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis and again 2 years after completion of therapy. Although this immunologic phenomenon is well known in childhood tuberculosis, occurrence in adults should also be recognized.
Carter
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Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D009333:Neck; D011859:Radiography; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology