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Lymph node tuberculosis

MedGen UID:
11946
•Concept ID:
C0041316
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Lymph Node Tuberculoses; Lymph Node Tuberculosis; Lymphadenitis, Tuberculous; Tuberculoses, Lymph Node; Tuberculosis, Lymph Node; Tuberculous Lymphadenitis
SNOMED CT: Tuberculosis of lymph node (10893003); Tuberculous adenitis (10893003); Tuberculous lymphadenopathy (10893003)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005831

Definition

Tuberculosis of the lymph node. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLymph node tuberculosis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Late paradoxical lymph node enlargement during and after anti-tuberculosis treatment in non-HIV-infected patients.
Yu SN, Cho OH, Park KH, Jung J, Kim YK, Lee JY, Chong YP, Lee SO, Choi SH, Kim YS, Woo JH, Kim SH
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2015 Nov;19(11):1388-94. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.15.0257. PMID: 26467593
National profile and treatment outcomes of patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Bénin.
Ade S, Harries AD, Trébucq A, Ade G, Agodokpessi G, Adjonou C, Azon S, Anagonou S
PLoS One 2014;9(4):e95603. Epub 2014 Apr 22 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095603. PMID: 24755603Free PMC Article
Risk factors for prolonged treatment of lymph node tuberculosis.
Lanoix JP, Guimard T, Ettahar N, Grannec A, Flateau C, Chapuzet C, Bentayeb H, Tattevin P, Schmit JL
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2012;16(3):373-5. Epub 2012 Jan 5 doi: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0470. PMID: 22230257

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay for tuberculosis disease and rifampicin resistance in children.
Kay AW, Ness T, Verkuijl SE, Viney K, Brands A, Masini T, González Fernández L, Eisenhut M, Detjen AK, Mandalakas AM, Steingart KR, Takwoingi Y
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 Sep 6;9(9):CD013359. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013359.pub3. PMID: 36065889Free PMC Article
Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis: Pathophysiology and Imaging Findings.
Rodriguez-Takeuchi SY, Renjifo ME, Medina FJ
Radiographics 2019 Nov-Dec;39(7):2023-2037. doi: 10.1148/rg.2019190109. PMID: 31697616
Scrofula.
Sharawat IK, Dawman L
J Pediatr 2017 Oct;189:236. Epub 2017 Jun 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.06.012. PMID: 28669610
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis: an overview.
Golden MP, Vikram HR
Am Fam Physician 2005 Nov 1;72(9):1761-8. PMID: 16300038
Non-pulmonary tuberculosis.
Carrol ED, Clark JE, Cant AJ
Paediatr Respir Rev 2001 Jun;2(2):113-9. doi: 10.1053/prrv.2000.0118. PMID: 12531057

Diagnosis

Scrofula.
Sharawat IK, Dawman L
J Pediatr 2017 Oct;189:236. Epub 2017 Jun 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.06.012. PMID: 28669610
Tuberculosis After Renal Transplant.
Barbouch S, Hajji M, Helal I, Ounissi M, Bacha MM, Ben Hamida F, Abderrahim E, Ben Abdallah T
Exp Clin Transplant 2017 Feb;15(Suppl 1):200-203. doi: 10.6002/ect.mesot2016.P79. PMID: 28260468
Tuberculous Lymphadenitis and Parotitis.
Cataño JC, Robledo J
Microbiol Spectr 2016 Dec;4(6) doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.TNMI7-0008-2016. PMID: 28084205
Tuberculous lymphadenitis.
Mohapatra PR, Janmeja AK
J Assoc Physicians India 2009 Aug;57:585-90. PMID: 20209720
Scrofula revisited.
Talmi YP, Finkelstein Y, Tov YS, Zohar Y, Laurian N
J Laryngol Otol 1988 Apr;102(4):387-8. doi: 10.1017/s0022215100105080. PMID: 3290370

Therapy

Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay for tuberculosis disease and rifampicin resistance in children.
Kay AW, Ness T, Verkuijl SE, Viney K, Brands A, Masini T, González Fernández L, Eisenhut M, Detjen AK, Mandalakas AM, Steingart KR, Takwoingi Y
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 Sep 6;9(9):CD013359. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013359.pub3. PMID: 36065889Free PMC Article
Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra and Xpert MTB/RIF assays for extrapulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in adults.
Kohli M, Schiller I, Dendukuri N, Yao M, Dheda K, Denkinger CM, Schumacher SG, Steingart KR
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Jan 15;1(1):CD012768. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012768.pub3. PMID: 33448348Free PMC Article
Scrofula.
Sharawat IK, Dawman L
J Pediatr 2017 Oct;189:236. Epub 2017 Jun 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.06.012. PMID: 28669610
Tuberculosis After Renal Transplant.
Barbouch S, Hajji M, Helal I, Ounissi M, Bacha MM, Ben Hamida F, Abderrahim E, Ben Abdallah T
Exp Clin Transplant 2017 Feb;15(Suppl 1):200-203. doi: 10.6002/ect.mesot2016.P79. PMID: 28260468
Non-pulmonary tuberculosis.
Carrol ED, Clark JE, Cant AJ
Paediatr Respir Rev 2001 Jun;2(2):113-9. doi: 10.1053/prrv.2000.0118. PMID: 12531057

Prognosis

Applying logistic LASSO regression for the diagnosis of atypical Crohn's disease.
Li Y, Lu F, Yin Y
Sci Rep 2022 Jul 5;12(1):11340. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-15609-5. PMID: 35790774Free PMC Article
Scrofula.
Sharawat IK, Dawman L
J Pediatr 2017 Oct;189:236. Epub 2017 Jun 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.06.012. PMID: 28669610
Tuberculosis After Renal Transplant.
Barbouch S, Hajji M, Helal I, Ounissi M, Bacha MM, Ben Hamida F, Abderrahim E, Ben Abdallah T
Exp Clin Transplant 2017 Feb;15(Suppl 1):200-203. doi: 10.6002/ect.mesot2016.P79. PMID: 28260468
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis: an overview.
Golden MP, Vikram HR
Am Fam Physician 2005 Nov 1;72(9):1761-8. PMID: 16300038
Non-pulmonary tuberculosis.
Carrol ED, Clark JE, Cant AJ
Paediatr Respir Rev 2001 Jun;2(2):113-9. doi: 10.1053/prrv.2000.0118. PMID: 12531057

Clinical prediction guides

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in China: a national survey.
Li T, Yan X, Du X, Huang F, Wang N, Ni N, Ren J, Zhao Y, Jia Z
Int J Infect Dis 2023 Mar;128:69-77. Epub 2022 Dec 10 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.12.005. PMID: 36509333
Applying logistic LASSO regression for the diagnosis of atypical Crohn's disease.
Li Y, Lu F, Yin Y
Sci Rep 2022 Jul 5;12(1):11340. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-15609-5. PMID: 35790774Free PMC Article
Xpert MTB/XDR for detection of pulmonary tuberculosis and resistance to isoniazid, fluoroquinolones, ethionamide, and amikacin.
Pillay S, Steingart KR, Davies GR, Chaplin M, De Vos M, Schumacher SG, Warren R, Theron G
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 May 18;5(5):CD014841. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014841.pub2. PMID: 35583175Free PMC Article
Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra and Xpert MTB/RIF assays for extrapulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in adults.
Kohli M, Schiller I, Dendukuri N, Yao M, Dheda K, Denkinger CM, Schumacher SG, Steingart KR
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Jan 15;1(1):CD012768. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012768.pub3. PMID: 33448348Free PMC Article
Tuberculosis and mediastinoscopy.
Cameron EW
Thorax 1978 Feb;33(1):117-20. doi: 10.1136/thx.33.1.117. PMID: 417418Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay for tuberculosis disease and rifampicin resistance in children.
Kay AW, Ness T, Verkuijl SE, Viney K, Brands A, Masini T, González Fernández L, Eisenhut M, Detjen AK, Mandalakas AM, Steingart KR, Takwoingi Y
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 Sep 6;9(9):CD013359. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013359.pub3. PMID: 36065889Free PMC Article
Xpert MTB/XDR for detection of pulmonary tuberculosis and resistance to isoniazid, fluoroquinolones, ethionamide, and amikacin.
Pillay S, Steingart KR, Davies GR, Chaplin M, De Vos M, Schumacher SG, Warren R, Theron G
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 May 18;5(5):CD014841. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014841.pub2. PMID: 35583175Free PMC Article
Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra and Xpert MTB/RIF assays for extrapulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in adults.
Kohli M, Schiller I, Dendukuri N, Yao M, Dheda K, Denkinger CM, Schumacher SG, Steingart KR
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Jan 15;1(1):CD012768. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012768.pub3. PMID: 33448348Free PMC Article
Diagnostic Accuracy of the Xpert MTB/RIF Assay for Lymph Node Tuberculosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Yu G, Zhong F, Ye B, Xu X, Chen D, Shen Y
Biomed Res Int 2019;2019:4878240. Epub 2019 May 19 doi: 10.1155/2019/4878240. PMID: 31236407Free PMC Article
Head and neck tuberculosis: Literature review and meta-analysis.
Qian X, Albers AE, Nguyen DTM, Dong Y, Zhang Y, Schreiber F, Sinikovic B, Bi X, Graviss EA
Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2019 May;116S:S78-S88. Epub 2019 May 3 doi: 10.1016/j.tube.2019.04.014. PMID: 31080090

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