Munazza Iqbal, Aqeela Tariq Bhutta.
Tuberculosis- Commonest Cause of Lymphadenopathy in Developing Countries.
Ann King Edward Med Uni Jan ;8(1):16-8.

A three years retrospective study from 1st January 1999 to 31st December 2001 was undertaken to evaluate the incidence of tuberculous lymphadenopathy. A total number of 164 patients were studied. Tuberculosis remained the commonest being (52%) and rest had reactive hyperplasia (38%), primary neoplasm (5%) and metastatic lymph nodes (4%). Two patients had sinus histiocytosis. Age ranged between 6-65 years with mean of 32 years. Cervical group was the most common (71%) submitted for histopathological examination. Lymphadenopathy commonly involved the female population (61%).

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