A Granulomatous Puzzle: Tubercular Lymphadenitis Without AFB Clues. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Tubercular lymphadenitis (TBL) is the most common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB), accounting for 20%–40% of EPTB cases. We present you a case of a 45‐year‐old male presented with gradually progressive swelling in the lower right side of the jaw for 2 months. At his initial consultation at another center, a diagnosis of carcinoma of
Sah A, Maharjan IK, Regmee P, Luitel A.
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A Case Report on Disseminated <i>Mycobacterium avium</i> Complex Infection in an Otherwise Healthy Individual-A Diagnostic Challenge. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection can mimic tuberculosis (TB) in immunocompetent individuals, leading to diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Clinicians should consider nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in patients unresponsive to anti‐tubercular therapy (ATT), especially in endemic regions.
Hridoy AB +7 more
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Evaluation of Xpert® MTB/RIF and ustar easyNAT™ TB IAD for diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis of children in Tanzania : a prospective descriptive study [PDF]
, 2016 Fine needle aspiration biopsy has become a standard approach for diagnosis of peripheral tuberculous lymphadenitis. The aim of this study was to compare the performance of Xpert MTB/RIF and Ustar EasyNAT TB IAD nucleic acid amplification assays, against ...
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Management of Infectious Lymphadenitis in Children
Children, 2021 Lymphadenopathy is an irregularity in the size and texture of the lymph nodes, which is quite common in childhood. When the enlargement of lymph nodes is caused by inflammatory and infectious processes, it is called lymphadenitis.
Francesco Pecora +7 more
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Acute Liver Failure Secondary to Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis during Pregnancy. [PDF]
, 2016 Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a syndrome of excessive immune activation that mimics and occurs with other systemic diseases. A 35-year-old female presented with signs of viral illness at 13 weeks of pregnancy and progressed to acute liver ...
Decker, Kerry A +5 more
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Nepalese Medical Journal, 2018 Introduction: Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology is a relatively simple, inexpensive and rapid diagnostic procedure for identifying cause of lymphadenopathy without need for surgical procedures. This study aims to explain the pattern of lymphadenopathy seen
Amar Narayan Shrestha +4 more
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Development and validation of an ELISA to detect antibodies to Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis in ovine sera [PDF]
, 2007 Several enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) have been developed for the detection of antibodies to Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis, the causative agent of caseous lymphadenitis (CLA). However, none are commercially available in the UK.
Bailey, Mick +2 more
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Tularaemia – a diagnostic challenge
Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2021 Introduction and objective Tularaemia is an infrequently occurring disease in Poland. It has therefore rarely been taken into account in the differential diagnosis of skin lesions, lymphadenitis, or soft tissue abscesses.
Maria Wawszczak +2 more
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In silico identification of essential proteins in Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis based on protein-protein interaction networks [PDF]
, 2016 Background Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis (Cp) is a gram-positive bacterium that is classified into equi and ovis serovars. The serovar ovis is the etiological agent of caseous lymphadenitis, a chronic infection affecting sheep and goats, causing ...
Azevedo, Vasco +9 more
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Clinical Course of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Lymphadenitis
Children, 2022 Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination can cause lymphadenitis. The purpose of the current study was to describe patient characteristics and clinical courses of lymphadenitis associated with BCG vaccination.
Dayoung Ko +6 more
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