Miliary tuberculosis with unusual matted giant mesenteric lymph nodes.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1997 Mar; 28(1): 235-6
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
We report a case of miliary tuberculosis in a 10-month old female with unusual matted giant mesenteric lymph nodes. She presented with prolonged fever and poor feeding for two months. With the evidence of miliary pattern in chest X-ray and the positive acid-fast bacilli from the sputum, she was treated with antituberculous chemotherapy. She died from pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium. Post-mortem findings disclosed miliary tuberculosis involving major organs. Acid-fast bacilli were numerous. Large matted mesenteric lymph nodes measuring 10 x 6 x 5 cm3 were noted. A strikingly large palpable matted mesenteric lymph nodes in suspected miliary tuberculosis should not be confused with tumors in the children.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Pneumopericardium
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Thailand
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Tuberculosis, Lymph Node
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Tuberculosis, Miliary
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Lymph Nodes
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Mediastinal Emphysema
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
1997
Type:
Article
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