TB Research

The rare multidrug cervical tubercular lymphadenitis in an infant from Iran: A case report and literature review

Masoud Keikha, Fatemeh Askarizadeh, Mohammad Saeed Sasan, Hossein Joghatayee, Saman Soleimanpour

Clinical Case Reports · 2020-12

Abstract

Cervical-TB lymphadenitis is the most frequent extrapulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis infection. There are limited documents (only five documents) on multidrug-resistant cervical tubercular lymphadenitis, but there is no evidence for MDR-cervical tuberculosis lymphadenitis in infants, which may occur in TB endemic regions.

MeSH terms

  • Medicine
  • Tuberculosis
  • Tuberculous lymphadenitis
  • Extrapulmonary tuberculosis
  • Multiple drug resistance
  • Dermatology