A suppurated, fistulized lymphadenitis in the neck: The untamed tuberculosis

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Oct 29;8(12):3654-3655. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3460. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Abstract

Cervical lymphadenopathy is the most frequent form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Even in previously endemic countries where tuberculosis is well controlled, tuberculous lymphadenitis needs to be included in the differential diagnosis.

Keywords: extrapulmonary tuberculosis; lymphadenitis; neck swelling.