morphological study of chronic granulomatous lymphadenitis with the help of special stains

ABSTRACT

To find out the causative organisms with the help of special stains in chronic granulomatous lymphadenitis. A retrospective study of 100 patients suffering from chronic granulomatous lymphadenitis. Surgical OPD, Wards and BMSI, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi Pakistan. Subjects: One hundred patients between the age of 11 to 75 years [34 males and 66 females] were selected over a period of three years suffering from chronic granulomatous lymphadenitis. Results of the study show that commonly involved sites were cervical lymph nodes [52%] other sites were inguinal and mesenteric, 10% each. Thirty-four were males and sixty-six females. Caseating granulomas were sixty two and non-caseating granulomas thirty eight. Twenty-two lymph nodes showed acid fast bacilli, four showed LD bodies and two gram negative bacilli. Results of the study indicates that isolated organisms were mostly mycobacterium tuberculosis in chronic granulomatous lymphadenitis but other etiological agents were also isolated