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Year : 2019  |  Volume : 2 |  Issue : 2 |  Page : 30-33 |  DOI : https://doi.org/10.46319/RJMAHS.2019.v02i02.009

 
Cervical Lymphadenitis of Tubercular Origin : A case of MDR-TB

Rasha F. Rehman1*, Mohan M2
1 Post graduate, 2Professor and HOD, Department of ENT, Sri Siddhartha Medical College & Research Centre, SSAHE, Agalakote, Tumakuru

*Corresponding author:
Dr Rasha F. Rehman, Post graduate, Department of ENT, Sri Siddhartha Medical College, Tumkur
E-mail: dr.rashafrehman@gmail.com

Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) is the most common cause of chronic cervical lymphadenopathy in India, which is a TB-endemic zone. Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is when strains of Mycobacterium are resistant to the first-line anti-tuberculosis drugs such as isoniazid and rifampicin with or without resistance to other drugs. Drug-resistant tuberculosis is a continuing threat in India. We present a case report of 22 year old young male, with recurrence of cervical lymphadenitis, which turned out to be a case of MDR-TB on further evaluation.
 Keywords: Cervical lymphadenitis, MDR-TB, CBNAAT.

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