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| Alternative Names: | Tuberculous adenitis
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| Symptoms: | - painless swelling of cervical (neck) lymph nodes
- ulceration is rare today
- lymph nodes may be enlarged elsewhere
- fevers, chills, sweats, and weight loss can occur in 20% of individuals
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| Signs and tests: | - histology (examination under a microscope) shows granulomas
- special stains (such as AFB of the material) may be positive
- Mycobacteriumtuberculosis and other mycobacteria can be cultured from lymph node specimens
- TB tine or PPD tests are usually positive
- Chest X-rays can be abnormal due to old tuberculosis infection or simultaneous pulmonary tuberculosis
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Review Date: 8/7/2002
Reviewed By: Camille Kotton, M.D., Infectious Diseases Division, Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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