title: An unusual presentation of tuberculous lymphadenitis.
abstract: A 43 years male presented with recurrent epistaxis and had generalised lymphadenopathy on examination. No haematological disorder could be established even after bone marrow aspiration and biopsy but the patient was found to have tuberculosis of the lymph node on histopathology, with severe thrombocytopenia in the peripheral blood and increased platelet precursor in the marrow suggesting peripheral platelet destruction. Anti-tuberculous therapy was started but the patient died due to subarachnoid haemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata 700020.
authors.forename: Sanjay Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Bandyopadhyay
authors.forename: Nirmalendu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.forename: Souvik
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dasgupta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000209:etiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D013256:Steroids