II. Epidemiology
- Most common form of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis
III. Signs
- Chronic Cervical Lymphadenopathy is most common
- However any Lymph Node distribution may be involved
- Node consistency
- Initial: Firm, discrete, nontender
- Later, untreated: Coalesced, matted nodes
- Later, untreated: Fluctuant nodes drain to surface
- Initially with treatment: Enlarged or new nodes
IV. Diagnosis
- FNA for PCR of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is preferred