Tuberculosis ganglionar
Abstract
Introducción: La tuberculosis es una enfermedad que aún se diagnostica en Cuba. Aunque la forma pulmonar predomina, se presentan en ocasiones diversas formas localizadas a otros órganos y tejidos, dentro de ellas la forma ganglionar.
Caso clínico: Se presenta una joven de 21 años con fiebre de 15 días de evolución y aumento de volumen no doloroso de los ganglios del cuello y preauricular izquierdo. Luego de tratamiento antibiótico la fiebre desaparece pero las adenopatías persisten. Se hace una primera exéresis ganglionar la cual arroja una adenitis crónica agudizada con abscedación. Se realiza Mantoux el cual arroja un resultado de 32 mm. El Rx de tórax y la tomografía axial computadorizada tóraco-abdominal no arrojaron ninguna alteración. Se hace una nueva exéresis ganglionar cuyo estudio anatomopatológico informa la presencia de granulomas caseificados. El estudio microbiológico del tejido arrojó Mycobacterium tuberculosos, codificación 8.
Comentarios: La tuberculosis ganglionar es la primera forma de tuberculosis extrapulmonar en aquellos países con baja incidencia de esta enfermedad. Es más frecuente en mujeres y en la localización cervical. La cutirreacción de Mantoux hiperérgica es orientadora en el diagnóstico, pero se requiere del estudio histológico de un ganglio con la presencia de granulomas caseificados y la demostración del bacilo en este tejido. Se presenta este caso para recordar que esta entidad debe ser tenida en cuenta en el estudio de todo síndrome adénico febril y que es necesario que en el estudio histológico de toda exéresis ganglionar deben realizarse las técnicas necesarias para llegar a este diagnóstico.
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