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[Clinical and morphological characteristics of peripheral lymph node tuberculosis]
Abstract:
This paper provides the clinical and morphological characteristics of tuberculosis of peripheral lymph nodes. The disease has been found to occur as a manifestation of the secondary period of tuberculous infection at the age of 21-50 years and to be isolated and asymptomatic with reduced tuberculin sensitivity and immunity in the patients. The caseous and productive forms were detected in 76.04 and 22.92%, respectively; the indurative form was found in the remaining 1.04%. Mycobacterium tuberculosis was cultured in 26% cases of inoculation of puncture specimens and removed lymph nodes. The findings suggest the induced pathomorphism of peripheral node tuberculosis at the present stage that requires the development of new approaches to and methods for treating the patients.
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