title: Cervico-mediastinal tuberculous lymphadenitis presenting as prolonged fever of unknown origin.
abstract: Prolonged fever of unknown origin (FUO) is a challenging and important medical problem. Tuberculosis is the most frequent cause of FUO, especially in endemic regions, such as developing countries. We present a case of cervico-mediastinal tuberculous lymphadenitis that had been searched and followed up as a prolonged FUO. Especially in endemic areas, tuberculosis should be borne in mind in the differential diagnosis of FUO cases with granulomatous lymphadenitis presenting as prolonged or recurrent fever, even if the cultures and polymerase chain reaction for Mycobacterium tuberculosis are negative.
authors.affiliation: Inonu University, School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Turgut Ozal Medical Center, Malatya, Turkey. yasarb@inonu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Yasar
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bayindir
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sevinc
authors.forename: Kivanc
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Serefhanoglu
authors.forename: Ayse
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: But
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012008:Recurrence; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging