Granulomatous lymphadenitis by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in our midst

María García Ayerra^a, Arantxa Mosquera Gorostidi^a, Natividad Viguria Sánchez^b, Mercedes Herranz Aguirre^c

^aPediatra. Servicio Navarro de Salud. Osasunbidea. Pamplona. Navarra. España.
^bServicio de Pediatría. Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra. Pamplona. España.
^cSección de Enfermedades Infecciosas Pediátricas. Servicio de Pediatría. Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra. Servicio Navarro de Salud. Pamplona. Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdisNA). Pamplona. España.

Correspondence: M García. E-mail: maria.garcia.ayerra@gmail.com

Reference of this article: García Ayerra M, Mosquera Gorostidi A, Viguria Sánchez N, Herranz Aguirre M. Granulomatous lymphadenitis by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in our midst. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2016;70:175-7.

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Abstract

Tuberculous lymphadenitis can be caused either by an haematogenous spread from a pulmonary primary form or by an extrapulmonary infection due to cutaneous lesions or contact with contaminated items.

We present a 10-year-old spanish boy, who has an inguinal tuberculous lymphadenitis. Infection was secondary to a foot injury caused in a Brazilian beach. A scrofula appeared after triple therapy was instaured, needing surgical debridement with a favourable clinical evolution.

Keywords

● Child ● Fine-needle aspiration ● Mycobacterium tuberculosis ● Polymerase chain reaction ● Tuberculin skin testing ● Tuberculous lymphadenitis

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