Clinico-pathological profile of pediatric lymphadenopathy.
Indian J Pediatr
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2002 Dec; 69(12): 1047-51
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-80145
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To study the clinico-pathological profile of significant pediatric peripheral lymphadenopathy and to arrrive at an etiological diagnosis.METHODS:
Prospective study in a tertiary care hospital setting. One hundred consecutive children reporting to pediatric OPD from 1 January 1995 to 31 December 1998, aged 1 month to 12 years were studied.RESULTS:
The commonest aetiology diagnosed was tubercular lymphadenitis in 35% cases, followed by chronic tonsillopharyngitis in 15% cases. Lymphomas, AIDS and infectious mononucleosis constituted 3, 2 and 1 cases each. Aetiology could not be ascertained in 44 (44%) children even after detailed haematological, microbiological, radiological and serological investigations. FNAC's sensitivity and specificity as compared to 'gold standard of excision lymph node biopsy was 94% and 100% respectively.CONCLUSION:
Tubercular lymphadenitis was the commonest treatable entity of significant pediatric peripheral lymphadenopathy. A majority of the cases even after thorough evaluation, remained undiagnosed. FNAC as a diagnostic modality is almost as sensitive and as specific as excision lymph node biopsy when an adequate aspirate is examined by expert eyes.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Tuberculosis, Lymph Node
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Biopsy, Needle
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Infant
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Pediatr
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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