tuberculous lymphadenitis

lymphadenitis /lym·phad·e·ni·tis/ (lim-fad″ĕ-ni´tis) inflammation of one or more lymph nodes.

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cervical lymphadenitis  see under adenitis.

mesenteric lymphadenitis  a condition clinically resembling acute appendicitis, in which there is inflammation of the mesenteric lymph nodes receiving lymph from the intestine.

tuberculous lymphadenitis  tuberculosis of lymph nodes, usually either cervical (tuberculous cervical l.) or mediastinal.

tuberculous cervical lymphadenitis  tuberculosis of the cervical lymph nodes; formerly called scrofula.

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tuberculous lymphadenitis

Etymology: L, tuber + lympha, water; Gk, aden, gland, itis, inflammation

an inflammation of the lymph glands caused by the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

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tuberculosis (toobur´kūlō´sis),

n an infectious disease caused by
M. tuberculosis and characterized by the formation of tubercles in the tissues.

Tuberculosis of tongue.

tuberculous lymphadenitis

n an inflammation of the lymph glands caused by the presence of
M. tuberculosis.

tuberculosis, multidrug-resistant (MDR),

n type that no longer responds to treatment due to incomplete or improper use of medication.

tuberculosis, reactivation,

n a recurrence in a patient who has been symptom free for a period of years. Reactivation tuberculosis usually responds to treatment.