Tuberculosis presenting as epitrochlear lymphadenitis.
Epitrochlear lymphadenitis is an uncommon presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in an immunocompetent host. This case report describes the third case in the literature and provides a review of the literature.
Crum
Nancy F
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Naval Medical Center San Diego, Infectious Diseases Division, 34800 Bob Wilson Drive, San Diego, CA 92134, USA. nfcrum@nmcsd.med.navy.mil
D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004551:Elbow Joint; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000995:Antitubercular Agents