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ArticleEuropean journal of case reports in internal medicine2019

Cervical Lymphadenopathy in a Nonagenarian Woman: What to Think?

Vanessa Meireles Chaves, Fernando Miguel Miranda Nogueira, Gilberto Pires da Rosa, Sofia Tavares, Inês Ferreira, Ana Oliveira Monteiro, Ester Maria Morgado Ferreira

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Article in European journal of case reports in internal medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Cervical lymph nodes, a diagnostic dilemma.Acta endocrinologica (Bucharest, Romania : 2005)
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7 authors.

Vanessa Meireles ChavesDepartment of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de S. João, Porto, Portugal.
Fernando Miguel Miranda NogueiraDepartment of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de S. João, Porto, Portugal.
Gilberto Pires da RosaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de S. João, Porto, Portugal.
Sofia TavaresDepartment of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de S. João, Porto, Portugal.
Inês FerreiraDepartment of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de S. João, Porto, Portugal.
Ana Oliveira MonteiroDepartment of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de S. João, Porto, Portugal.
Ester Maria Morgado FerreiraDepartment of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de S. João, Porto, Portugal.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tuberculosis remains a worldwide public health problem. Cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis (TBL) or scrofula is the most common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, affecting the cervical lymph nodes. We report the case of a 93-year-old woman presenting with cervical adenopathies with 3 months duration. Fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy yielded a noncaseous granulomatous process, but was negative for LEARNING POINTS: The diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis should be considered in all patients presenting with cervical adenopathies, especially in endemic areas, irrespective of the patient's age.A high index of suspicion is essential for the diagnosis due to the wide range of conditions that can mimic the disease.Fine needle aspiration biopsy is appropriate as an initial diagnostic approach, with excisional biopsy recommended when the former is not diagnostic.

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Cervical lymphadenopathycervical tuberculous lymphadenitisdifferential diagnosisexcisional biopsyfine needle aspiration biopsy

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PMID31893203
PMCPMC6936928

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