Vol. 18 - Num. 70
Clinical Reviews
Granulomatous lymphadenitis by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in our midst
María García Ayerraa, Arantxa Mosquera Gorostidia, Natividad Viguria Sánchezb, Mercedes Herranz Aguirrec
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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