Cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis

Abstract

Background: A 44-year-old man with no previous history presented to the ENT-department with a painless neck swelling for more than 5 weeks. He also reported night sweats. Clinical examination confirmed a bilateral neck swelling which was firm and tender at palpation without associated signs of inflammation or infection. There were no pulmonary complaints and chest radiograph showed no abnormalities.

Keywords

• Tuberculosis
• soft tissues