A misleading appearance of a common disease: tuberculosis with generalized lymphadenopathy—a case report
| Autor: | Annick Galetto-Lacour, Marie-Claude Bottineau, Daniel Martinez Garcia, Kagni Ayekoué Kouevi, Noémie Wagner, Eline Chauvet |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty ddc:618 Tuberculosis medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Fistula Severe Acute Malnutrition Case Report 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology medicine.disease Microbiology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Infectious Diseases Fine-needle aspiration medicine.anatomical_structure medicine Parasitology 030212 general & internal medicine Lymph Medical diagnosis business Lymph node Generalized lymphadenopathy |
| Zdroj: | Oxford Medical Case Reports Oxford Medical Case Reports, Vol. 2019, No 9 (2019) P. omz090 |
| ISSN: | 2053-8855 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Tuberculosis is a common illness for vulnerable populations in resource-limited settings. Lymph nodes in tuberculosis represent the most frequent extra-pulmonary form of tuberculosis in children, but lymph nodes are rarely generalized and large. We report an atypical pediatric case of tuberculosis with lymphadenopathy. Patient concerns and findings: A two-year-old child with severe acute malnutrition presented with painless, generalized, and excessively large nodes which were not compressive and were without fistula. Main diagnoses, interventions, outcomes: Fine needle aspiration was performed and led to the detection of lymph node granulomatous lymphadenitis suggestive of tuberculosis. Conclusion: The child was immediately initiated on anti-tuberculosis therapy with a very successful outcome. Clinicians should be aware of atypical manifestations such as the one we describe in the interest of swift diagnosis and initiation of treatment. |
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