Table 3 Findings in presumptive TB lymphadenitis at the time of inclusion, n (%)
From: Evaluation of treatment response in extrapulmonary tuberculosis in a low-resource setting
Diagnosis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | TB | Non-TB | P valuea | |
Characteristics | n = 67 | n = 34 | n = 33 | |
Localization | .549b | |||
Unilateral | 40 (60%) | 22 (65%) | 18 (55%) | |
Bilateral/generalized | 27 (40%) | 12 (35%) | 15 (45%) | |
Only cervical | 50 (75%) | |||
Unilateral | 17 (50%) | 14 (42%) | ||
Bilateral | 9 (26%) | 10 (30%) | ||
Only axillary | 6 (9%) | |||
Unilateral | 3 (9%) | 3 (9%) | ||
Bilateral | 0 (−) | 0 (−) | ||
Only inguinal | 2 (3%) | |||
Unilateral | 0 (−) | 1 (3%) | ||
Bilateral | 0 (−) | 1 (3%) | ||
Cervical and axillary | 6 (9%) | |||
Unilateral | 2 (6%) | 0 (−) | ||
Bilateral | 1 (3%) | 2 (6%) | ||
Cervical bilateral and axilla unilateral | 1 (3%) | 0 (−) | ||
Generalized | 3 (4%) | 1 (3%) | 2 (6%) | |
Size of largest lymph nodec | .031 | |||
≤ 2 cm | 9 (13%) | 1 (3%) | 8 (24%) | |
> 2–4 cm | 25 (37%) | 13 (38%) | 12 (36%) | |
> 4 cm | 33 (49%) | 20 (59%) | 13 (39%) | |
Matted nodes | 38 (57%) | 24 (71%) | 14 (42%) | .020 |
Painful | 9 (13%) | 7 (21%) | 2 (6%) | .081 |
Discharge/fistula | 7 (10%) | 6 (18%) | 1 (3%) | .051 |