Non-caseating submental tuberculous lymphadenopathy: A case report
| Autor: | Theophilus Ugbem, Victor Nwagbara, S Akpan, Maurice E. Asuquo, Godwin Ebughe, I. M. Asuquo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Tuberculosis business.industry Tuberculous lymphadenopathy General Medicine medicine.disease Dermatology Surgery Cold abscess Submental lymphadenopathy medicine.anatomical_structure Submental lymph nodes medicine business Short duration Sinus (anatomy) Peripheral lymphadenopathy |
| Zdroj: | Case Reports in Clinical Medicine. :291-293 |
| ISSN: | 2325-7083 2325-7075 |
| DOI: | 10.4236/crcm.2013.25078 |
| Popis: | Chronic peripheral lymphadenopathy in adults is an indication of pathology of which tuberculosis is the commonest in the developing countries. Presented is a 36-year-old with a huge chronic Submental lymphadenopathy in a seronegative patient of 7 years duration. Histology revealed non-caseating tuberculosis. Tuberculosis should be considered in Submental lymphadenopathy. Despite the long duration, the absence of cold abscess, and or sinus formation may be an indication of the non-caseating tuberculous lymphadenopathy. |
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