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ArticleJournal of medical case reports2009

Tuberculous disseminated lymphadenopathy in an immunocompetent non-HIV patient: a case report.

Irini Gerogianni, Maria Papala, Konstantinos Kostikas, Maria Ioannou, Argiroula-Vasiliki Karadonta, Konstantinos Gourgoulianis

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Article in Journal of medical case reports, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Irini GerogianniDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Medical School, University of Thessaly, Larissa 41110, Greece.
Maria Papala
Konstantinos Kostikas
Maria Ioannou
Argiroula-Vasiliki Karadonta
Konstantinos Gourgoulianis
University of Thessaly · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionIn cases of patients with disseminated lymphadenopathy, the differential diagnosis has to include both benign and malignant causes, including sarcoidosis, metastatic disease, lymphoma and, although rarely present, tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is still one of the most frequently occurring infectious diseases worldwide. However, disseminated mycobacterial lymphadenitis is rare in immunocompetent patients. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of a 56-year-old Caucasian Greek male, who was immunocompetent and HIV negative, with a two-month history of recurring fever, loss of appetite and disseminated lymphadenopathy. The patient was diagnosed with mycobacterial lymphadenopathy.

conclusionThis case highlights the need for suspicion in order to identify mycobacterial infection in patients with generalized lymphadenopathy, since misdiagnosis is possible and may lead to fatal complications for the patient.

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