Empirical treatment with non-anti-tuberculosis antibiotics decreased microbiological detection in cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis
Y Dai, Z Wen, T Ye, G Deng, M Zhang, Q Deng… - … and Infectious Disease, 2018 - Elsevier
Diagnosis of cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis (CTL), the most commonly occurring form of
extrapulmonary tuberculosis, remains as a challenge in clinic. Detection of the presence of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) in fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) samples is one
golden criterion to confirm the CTL diagnosis. Due to the non-specific clinical presentation,
CTL might be confused with other lymph node enlargement diseases; therefore empirical
treatment with non-anti-TB antibiotics is often initially administered. However, it is still …
extrapulmonary tuberculosis, remains as a challenge in clinic. Detection of the presence of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) in fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) samples is one
golden criterion to confirm the CTL diagnosis. Due to the non-specific clinical presentation,
CTL might be confused with other lymph node enlargement diseases; therefore empirical
treatment with non-anti-TB antibiotics is often initially administered. However, it is still …