TB Research

A clinical case. Tuberculous lymphadenitis in a 10-year-old girl: what should not be forgotten

Alfiya I. Aminova, Л И Фельдфикс, Aliya I. Ibatullina, Tatiana Yu. Eryushova, Nigar N. Muradova, Anna D. Kondrashova, Ilona A. Shcherbanyuk, Aysun A. Khalilova, et al. (9 authors)

Clinical review for general practice · 2023-11

Abstract

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease, with many forms and localizations, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which can affect any organs and tissues of the body. The paper presents a clinical case of tuberculosis of multiple locations, with the presence of resistance of M. tuberculosis to anti-tuberculosis drugs (moxifloxacin, amikacin, bedaquiline), manifesting with sluggish lymphadenopathy of the submandibular lymph nodes in a child who arrived in russia from Pakistan.

MeSH terms

  • Tuberculosis
  • Medicine
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Girl
  • Bedaquiline
  • Dermatology
  • Amikacin
  • Moxifloxacin
  • Tuberculous lymphadenitis
  • Pathology