Non-caseating submental tuberculous lymphadenopathy: A case report  

作　　者：M. E. Asuquo V. I. Nwagbara S. Akpan G. Ebughe T. Ugbem I. M. Asuquo 

机构地区：[1]Department of Curriculum and Teaching, Faculty of Education, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria [2]Department of Pathology, University of Calabar/University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria [3]Department of Surgery, University of Calabar/University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria

出　　处：《Case Reports in Clinical Medicine》2013年第5期291-293,共3页临床医学病理报告（英文）

摘　　要：Chronic peripheral lymphadenopathy in adults is an indication of pathology of which tuberculosis is the commonest in the developing countries. Presented is a 36-year-old with a huge chronic Submental lymphadenopathy in a seronegative patient of 7 years duration. Histology revealed non-caseating tuberculosis. Tuberculosis should be considered in Submental lymphadenopathy. Despite the long duration, the absence of cold abscess, and or sinus formation may be an indication of the non-caseating tuberculous lymphadenopathy.Chronic peripheral lymphadenopathy in adults is an indication of pathology of which tuberculosis is the commonest in the developing countries. Presented is a 36-year-old with a huge chronic Submental lymphadenopathy in a seronegative patient of 7 years duration. Histology revealed non-caseating tuberculosis. Tuberculosis should be considered in Submental lymphadenopathy. Despite the long duration, the absence of cold abscess, and or sinus formation may be an indication of the non-caseating tuberculous lymphadenopathy.

关 键 词：Tuberculosis SUBMENTAL Lymph Node Non-Caseating Granuloma 

分 类 号：R5[医药卫生—内科学]