Abstract:Tuberculosis (TB) is known to persist as latent infection and it is during this latent phase that the bacilli are able to bypass the host immunity and infect extrapulmonary sites such as lymph nodes. This study aims to find the tentative role of the cytokines released by type-1 and type-2 helper lymphocytes in patients of tuberculous lymphadenitis and understand their role and prevalence during immune response against MTB in these patients. Thirty patients with clinically diagnosed and cytologically proven Tub… Show more
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