Isolated Axillary Lymphadenitis : A tale of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) is the one of the most common communicable disease in India. TB manifests in two forms, pulmonary and extrapulmonary type. The pulmonary type is the most common manifestation that presents clinically as cough with expectoration, fever, night sweats and weight loss. Among the extrapulmonary type, lymphadenitis is the most common manifestation and we are presenting a case report of a rare Isolated TB Axillary Lymphadenitis case. Axillary TB lymphadenitis is more common in females. Chest X-ray and Ultrasound are the primary investigations, histopathology being the confirmatory diagnostic test.