[Tuberculous lymphadenitis].
We report a case of a 49-year-old woman from the Philippines, who has been living for many years in Switzerland, with chronic unilateral swelling of the cervical lymphnodes. After the serological exclusion of several microorganisms, a fine needle aspiration was performed without conclusive result. However, patient history and a strongly positive PPD skin test were highly suspicious for tuberculous lymphadenitis, which was finally confirmed by lymphnode biopsy on histopathological and cultural workup. Therefore tuberculostatic treatment was initiated for 6 months.
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Medizinische Poliklinik, Universitätsspital Basel.
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D000465:Algorithms; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010679:Philippines / Q000208:ethnology; D013557:Switzerland; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology