Tuberculosis lymphadenitis: A case report

Objective: tuberculosis is an important infectious disease which can involve respiratory system and other organs. lymph nodes are common site for tuberculosis involvement. clinical presentation and intervention: we report a 30 year old male patient with a draining sinus on neck and lymphadenopathies in the inguinal region. he was improved by a standard medical therapy after being documented with a suggestive pattern for tuberculosis by lymph node biopsy. conclusion: cervical lymph adenopathy is a presentation of tuberculosis. extra pulmonary tuberculosis should be ruled out via para clinic studies. lymph-node biopsy is helpful in this era. © 2012,shiraz e medical journal. all rights reserved.