García AJA, Delgado RAE

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This disease is a problem of considerable magnitude in many parts of the world, especially in developing countries. Ganglionic tuberculosis is one of the extrapulmonary clinical presentations of this disease, and the clinical manifestations depend on the location of the compromised ganglion, the most common site is the neck, usually with mediastinal repercussion as a secondary element.
Case Report: a young adult attends to the outpatient office presenting general manifestations from a month ago, given by weakness, malaise, febrile episodes, weight loss of 2.5 kg in two weeks, and poor appetite; a few days before visiting the doctor the patient noticed an increased of volume in the neck, appearing several lymph nodes at that level. The patient denies having expectoration and shortness of breath during this time.
Conclusions: ganglionic extrapulmonary tuberculosis should be suspected in response to the appearance of lymph nodes, following the elements of clinicalepidemiological and microbiological diagnosis aimed at initiating the specific treatment as quickly as it can, achieving results to cure the disease as it is recommended by the World Health Organization.

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