Incidence of Tuberculosis and Amyloidosis among Sudanese Patients Presented with Enlarged Nodes

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Objectives.

To determine the incidence of tuberculous lymphadenitis and amyloidosis in enlarged lymph nodes (LN).

Methodology.

A retrospective study was carried out in the department of pathology at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kordofan, during one-year period.

The study included a group of 103 patients with lymphadenopathy.

Results.

Of the 103 cases with enlarged neck nodes, 35 (34%) had tuberculous lymphadenitis.

Sixteen (46%) cases were males and 19 (54%) cases were females.

Out of the 103 patients, amyloidosis was diagnosed in 9/103 (8.7%).

Out of the 9 positive cases, 2/9 (22.2%) were males and 7/9 (77.8%) were females.

Conclusion.

There is high incidence of tuberculous lymphadenitis in patients with enlarged LN in developing countries like North Sudan.

Amyloidosis should not be ignored when investigating enlarged LN.