The rare multidrug cervical tubercular lymphadenitis in an infant from Iran: A case report and literature review

Abstract

Cervical‐TB lymphadenitis is the most frequent extrapulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis infection. There are limited documents (only five documents) on multidrug‐resistant cervical tubercular lymphadenitis, but there is no evidence for MDR‐cervical tuberculosis lymphadenitis in infants, which may occur in TB endemic regions.

Primary Isoniazid Mono-Resistant Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Presenting as Cervical Lymphadenitis: The World’s First Case of Its Type

“…On rare occasions, direct infection at the extrapulmonary site results in the disease. The commonest form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis is cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis, classically known as "scrofula," which has a proclivity for children [ 4 ].…”