Cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis in a frequent traveler to endemic areas of tuberculosis.
Scrofula or cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis (CTBL) should be suspected in patients with a history of potential exposure to tuberculosis present with cervical lymphadenopathy. A 55 year-old frequent traveler to Philippine and Thailand developed swelling of the bilateral cervical lymph nodes, and positive conversion of purified protein derivative of tuberculin (PPD) without pulmonary manifestations. The excisional biopsy of the cervical lymph nodes was useful for prompt diagnosis of CTBL, and the patient was successfully treated with isoniazid (INH) and rifampicin (RFP).
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Department of Virology, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi.
Tobita
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D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D012293:Rifampin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014195:Travel; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D007538:Isoniazid; D012293:Rifampin