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TITLE:
Non-caseating submental tuberculous lymphadenopathy: A case report
AUTHORS:
M. E. Asuquo, V. I. Nwagbara, S. Akpan, G. Ebughe, T. Ugbem, I. M. Asuquo
KEYWORDS:
Tuberculosis; Submental Lymph Node; Non-Caseating Granuloma
JOURNAL NAME:
Case Reports in Clinical Medicine,
Vol.2 No.5,
August
5,
2013
ABSTRACT: Chronic peripheral lymphadenopathy in adults is an indication of pathology of which tuberculosis is the commonest in the developing countries. Presented is a 36-year-old with a huge chronic Submental lymphadenopathy in a seronegative patient of 7 years duration. Histology revealed non-caseating tuberculosis. Tuberculosis should be considered in Submental lymphadenopathy. Despite the long duration, the absence of cold abscess, and or sinus formation may be an indication of the non-caseating tuberculous lymphadenopathy.