Sudden enlargement of a deep cervical lymph node during and after treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis

Chest. 1994 Dec;106(6):1896-8. doi: 10.1378/chest.106.6.1896.

Abstract

A 25-year-old Filipino woman presented with sudden massive enlargement of a deep cervical lymph node on two occasions: during adequate treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis and again 2 years after completion of therapy. Although this immunologic phenomenon is well known in childhood tuberculosis, occurrence in adults should also be recognized.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology*
  • Neck
  • Radiography
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / diagnostic imaging
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / drug therapy*
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / pathology