Cervico-mediastinal tuberculous lymphadenitis presenting as prolonged fever of unknown origin.
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.
Bayindir
Yasar
Y
Inonu University, School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Turgut Ozal Medical Center, Malatya, Turkey. yasarb@inonu.edu.tr
Sevinc
Alper
A
Serefhanoglu
Kivanc
K
But
Ayse
A
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