Cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis: clinico-demographic profilesof patients in a secondary level hospital of Bangladesh

ABSTRACT

Objective: Tuberculosis [TB] is a major public health problem in Bangladesh since long. The present incidence and prevalence rates of all forms of TB are 227 and 404/100,000 population respectively. The aim of this study was to find out the clinical characteristics of involved cervical lymph nodes, demographic characteristics of the patients and response to treatment of Cervical Tuberculous Lymphadenitis [CTL] cases