[A case of possibly life-threatening abscess formation in cervical lymph node tuberculosis].
Abscess formation in the cervical lymph nodes is a well-known clinical manifestation. Special care should be taken in atypical cases. In this article we describe the case of a young foreign male with tuberculosis-induced cervical abscess formation where surgery revealed a large connecting mediastinal abscess.
Fleischer
Jens Geelmuyden
JG
Øre-naese-halskirurgisk Afdeling F, Odense Universitetshospital, Sdr. Boulevard 29, DK-5000 Odense C, Denmark. drjensdk@yahoo.dk
Kjeldsen
Anette Drøhse
AD
D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult