Cervico-mediastinal tuberculous lymphadenitis presenting as prolonged fever of unknown origin
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Tarih
2004
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Yayıncı
Natl Med Assoc
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Prolonged fever of unknown origin (FUO) is a challenging and important medical problem. Tuberculosis is the most frequent cause of FUO, especially in endemic regions, such as developing countries. We present a case of cervico-mediastinal tuberculous lymphadenitis that had been searched and followed up as a prolonged FUO. Especially in endemic areas, tuberculosis should be borne in mind in the differential diagnosis of FUO cases with granulomatous lymphadenitis presenting as prolonged or recurrent fever, even if the cultures and polymerase chain reaction for Mycobacterium tuberculosis are negative.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
tuberculous lymphadenitis, fever of unknown origin, empirical treatment
Kaynak
Journal of The National Medical Association
WoS Q Değeri
Q2
Scopus Q Değeri
Q1
Cilt
96
Sayı
5
