SUDDEN ENLARGEMENT OF A DEEP CERVICAL LYMPH-NODE DURING AND AFTER TREATMENT FOR PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS

Authors
CARTER EJ MATES S
Citation
Ej. Carter et S. Mates, SUDDEN ENLARGEMENT OF A DEEP CERVICAL LYMPH-NODE DURING AND AFTER TREATMENT FOR PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS, Chest, 106(6), 1994, pp. 1896-1898
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
Chest → ACNP
ISSN journal
00123692
Volume
106
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1896 - 1898
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-3692(1994)106:6<1896:SEOADC>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
A 25-year-old Filipino woman presented with sudden massive enlargement of a deep cervical lymph node on two occasions: during adequate treat ment of pulmonary tuberculosis and again 2 years after completion of t herapy. Although this immunologic phenomenon is well known in childhoo d tuberculosis, occurrence in adults should also be recognized.