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Bacterial lymphadenitis caused by infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Mycobacteria are gram-positive, acid-fast positive aerobic rods that are 2–4 μm long. M. tuberculosis is the causative agent of tuberculosis, a significant healthcare burden worldwide. In developed countries, tuberculosis is particularly common among individuals infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and among immigrants from regions with high disease prevalence. Tuberculosis lymphadenitis is the most common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Lymph node involvement by tuberculosis usually presents as unilateral, painless lymphadenopathy involving one or several cervical lymph nodes.
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Miranda, R.N., Khoury, J.D., Medeiros, L.J. (2013). Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Lymphadenitis. In: Atlas of Lymph Node Pathology. Atlas of Anatomic Pathology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7959-8_6
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