ABDOMINAL
GENERALISED LYMPHADENOPATHY
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Tuberculosis
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Leprosy
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Syphilis
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Rhinoscleroma
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Detailed explanation-1: -EPTB refers to TB involving organs other than the lungs (e.g., pleura, lymph nodes, abdomen, genitourinary tract, skin, joints and bones, or meninges). A patient with both pulmonary and EPTB is classified as a case of PTB. For example, miliary TB is classified as PTB because there are lesions in the lungs.
Detailed explanation-2: -The diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis may require a biopsy. Other possible diagnostic steps include: positive tuberculin test, chest radiograph, CT scan, cytology/biopsy (FNAC), AFB staining, and mycobacterial culture.
Detailed explanation-3: -As cell death begins, the granuloma forms and cell death continues the inflammatory response is mediated by a type IV hypersensitivity reaction.
Detailed explanation-4: -General signs (weight loss, sweats, fever, and asthenia) are found in 20 to 50% [6, 7]. The lymph node TB usually causes a painful swelling of one or more lymph nodes. Most often, the disease is localized to the anterior or posterior cervical chains (70-90%) or supra clavicular.