O. Fain et al., Lymph node tuberculosis in the suburbs of Paris: 59 cases in adults not infected by the human immunodeficiency virus, INT J TUBE, 3(2), 1999, pp. 162-165
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE
We report 59 cases of lymph node tuberculosis in adults not infected by the
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), observed over a period of 5 years in t
he North Eastern suburbs of Paris. There were 31 women and 28 men; 84.7% we
re aged under 44 years; 69.5% were not French, and 78% had exclusive lymph
node tuberculosis. A superficial distribution was found in 52 cases and a d
eep pattern in 17 cases. Cervical and supraclavicular lymphadenopathies wer
e the most common (64.4%). General symptoms were present in 63% of cases. T
he diagnosis was established by fine needle aspiration in 10 cases and by b
iopsy in 36 cases. Three cases of primary resistance to anti-tuberculosis t
herapy were described. Lymph node tuberculosis is still present in the Pari
s region, independently of HIV infection, probably due to poor social condi
tions.