Tuberculous lymphadenopathy in Mina

ABSTRACT

1208 patients with lymphadenopathy were examined. Tuberculous lymphadenitis topped the list with 516 i.e. 42.7 percent of total cases studied, 60% were in the age group 20-29 years, 51.61% were females and 48.8% were males, 84.3% were found in cervical nodes which inguinal lymph nodes were the least group affected by tuberculosis 1.35%. Caseation necrosis were found in 51.53% of cases. Tubercle bacilli could not be found in attempt cultures for acid fast bacilli