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INCIDENCE OF TUBERCULOSIS IN PATIENTS OF CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY

Dr. Amna Shehzad, Dr. Neelam Nageen, Dr. Hassan Ahmad

Objective: To evaluate the incidence of tuberculosis in cervical lymphadenopathy patients. Study design: A Prospective descriptive study. Place and Duration: In the TB and Chest medicine Department in collaboration with Surgical department of Jinnah Hospital, Lahore for one-year duration from October 2017 to October 2018 Methodology: All cervical patients who attended outpatient department were included in the study. The clinical examination, detailed history, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), excisional biopsy, whole blood table, chest radiography and Mantoux test (MT) were performed in every patient. The data were collected in a predefined Performa. Results: 60 patients were selected for the analysis and 1: 0.7 was the female / male ratio. The most common clinical picture was painless multiple swelling (79%), others were sinus secretion, abscess, weight loss and pyrexia. Of the patients, 42 (70%) had tuberculosis, and 02 (3.33%) had squamous cell carcinoma, 03 lymphoproliferative disorder (05%) and Kikuchi disease in 1 (1.66%) patients. Conclusion: It is concluded that the most common cause of cervical lymphadenopathy in our setup is Tuberculosis. Key words: FNAC, Tuberculosis, Cervical lymphadenopathy.

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