Muhammad Ali Channa, Rabia Urooj, Masoom Raza Mirza, Fi Que Gooda M Rafi, Farhat Jaleel, Saleem Khan, Zakiuddin Goonwaala.
Frequency of tuberculosis in cervical lymphadenopathy: our experience.
Pak J Surg Jan ;26(1):28-30.

Objective: To observe the frequency of tuberculosis in patients with cervical Lymphadenopathy. Study design: Prospective descriptive study. Sett ing& duration: At Hamdard University Hospital Karachi from January 2008 to January 2009. Methodology: All Patients with cervical Lymphadenopathy were included who presented in outpatient department. Detailed history, clinical examination, Complete blood picture, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), Mantoux test (MT) and X-ray chest were done in all patients .Diagnosis was confi rmed either by Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC), incisional or excisional biopsy . Data was collected on a predesigned Performa. Results: Sixty patients were included in study, female to male ratio was 1:0.7. Most common clinical presentation was multiple painless neck swellings (80%), others were abscess, discharging sinus, pyrexia & weight loss. Tuberculosis was confi rmed in 42 patients (70%), squamous cell carcinoma in 02(3.33%), Lymphoproliferative disorders 03 (05%), Kikuchi disease o1 (1.66%) and Non-specifi c infl ammation in 12 (20%) patients. Conclusion: Tuberculosis is commonest cause of cervical Lymphadenopathy in our clinical practice.

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