Publication: Miliary tuberculosis with unusual matted giant mesenteric lymph nodes
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1997-03-01
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01251562
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Mahidol University
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Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. Vol.28, No.1 (1997), 235-236
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Parnpen Viriyavejakul, Vorachai Sirikulchayanonta Miliary tuberculosis with unusual matted giant mesenteric lymph nodes. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. Vol.28, No.1 (1997), 235-236. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/18153
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Miliary tuberculosis with unusual matted giant mesenteric lymph nodes
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We report a case of miliary tuberculosis in a 10-month old female with unusual matted giant mesenteric lymph nodes. She presented with prolonged fever and poor feeding for two months. With the evidence of miliary pattern in chest X-ray and the positive acid-fast bacilli from the sputum, she was treated with antituberculous chemotherapy. She died from pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium. Postmortem findings disclosed miliary tuberculosis involving major organs. Acid-fast bacilli were numerous. Large matted mesenteric lymph nodes measuring 10 × 6 × 5 cm3 were noted. A strikingly large palpable matted mesenteric lymph nodes in suspected miliary tuberculosis should not be confused with tumors in the children.