Gul Muhammad Sheikh, Abdul Samad.
Pattern of Tuberculous Lymphadenitis: the Isra university hospital experience.
J Liaquat Uni Med Health Sci Jan ;4(1):3-5.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the commonest group and features of lymph nodes affected in tuberculous lymphadenitis at our set up. DESIGN: A descriptive study. SETTING: Isra University Hospital, Hyderabad over a period of three years. Methods: The data of 180 consecutive patients visiting the outpatients department with lymph node enlargement was collected. The data was collected and analyzed with special reference to location, number and characteristics of lymph nodes involved. RESULTS: Out of 180 patients, 151 were found to be eligible according to the selection criteria. About 81.5% of the patients had involvement of multiple lymph nodes whereas single lymph node group was involved in 84.8% of the patients. Cervical group of lymph nodes was affected in about 68.9% of the patients making this group to be the commonest group affected by tuberculous lymphadenopathy. About 68.2% of the patients had matted lymph nodes whereas discrete lymph nodes were found in only 17.2% of the patients. CONCLUSION: Multiple lymph nodes are involved in most of the patients having tuberculous lymphadenitis in our set up and in majority of the patients, only one group of lymph nodes is affected by the tuberculous lymphadenitis.

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