Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis Lymphadenitis as the Initial Presentation of Secondary Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis: A Case Report

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) occurs when strains of Mycobacterium are resistant to the first-line anti-tuberculosis regimen. We present the case of a 22-year-old immigrant female of African descent who presented to her primary care physician complaining of a two-month history of an enla...

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Autores principales: Ogundipe, Temitayo, Otolorin, Abiodun, Ogundipe, Funmilola, Sran, Gopal, Abbas, Ghulam, Filani, Oladunni
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
Materias:
Family/General Practice
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5969803/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29805932
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2363
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Sumario:Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) occurs when strains of Mycobacterium are resistant to the first-line anti-tuberculosis regimen. We present the case of a 22-year-old immigrant female of African descent who presented to her primary care physician complaining of a two-month history of an enlarging neck mass. Aspiration of the mass, analysis, and culture revealed colonization with a strain of Mycobacterium that was resistant to first-line anti-tuberculosis medications. She was subsequently placed on second line anti-tuberculosis medications.

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