Abstract
A 28-year-old woman, originally from the Philippines, presented with a painful, fluctuating swelling of the neck, preceded by peeking fever. CT-imaging showed a multiloculated abscess. A chest X-ray did not show any abnormalities. Incision and drainage were performed. Both PCR and culture revealed an infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the diagnosis of cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis was made.
| Translated title of the contribution | A woman with a neck abscess but no current fever |
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| Original language | Dutch |
| Article number | D1514 |
| Journal | Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde |
| Volume | 161 |
| Issue number | 48 |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |