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Revision as of 03:23, 15 August 2019
- Infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the cervical lymph nodes
Epidemiology
- Generally young children
- Second-most common presentation of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis
Presentation
- Cervical lymphadenopathy
