Clinical characteristics and outcome of Tuberculosis lymphadenitis in a tertiary center from Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Tuberculosis is among the deadliest infectious diseases. Lymphadenitis is an inflammation of the lymph nodes which is the most common extrapulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis. Saudi Arabia is rated as a country with a low incidence of tuberculosis. The study's objective is to describe the clinical characteristics and outcome of TB lymphadenitis (TBL) at a large tertiary care center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Method

All patients 18 years and older diagnosed with TB lymphadenitis between 2010 and 2021 at a single tertiary center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, were reviewed retrospectively for their clinical presentation, diagnostic yield, therapy, and outcome.

Result

107 patients were included in the final analysis. The distribution of males and females were ne

SUBMITTER: Algarni A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10727992 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature