[Tuberculous lymphadenitis as a topical problem of phthisiology]

The paper presents the results of follow-up of 894 patients in 1983 - 1993. The increasing topicality for physiology and the potentialities of making the diagnosis of the disease better are defined, based on the data on the pathogenesis and pathomorphism of tuberculous lymphadenitis and on the results of testing new diagnostic techniques, including cytological and histological studies of sections and imprints, enzyme immunoassay, and polymerase chain reaction.