Tuberculosis of peripheral lymph nodes in adolescents as a manifestation of a generalized specific process: Clinical case

Tuberculosis of peripheral lymph nodes is extremely rare, so when patients first contact a pediatrician due to enlargement of lymph nodes, it may be challenging to establish the correct diagnosis. To conduct a differential diagnosis between tuberculosis and nonspecific diseases, it is necessary to consider the medical history, paying special attention to the presence of contact with a patient with tuberculosis, and conducting a set of tests available to pediatricians and surgeons in general polyclinics and hospitals. The presented clinical case demonstrates the missed opportunities for timely diagnosis of tuberculosis in an adolescent, which led to the generalization of the specific process with involvement of peripheral lymph nodes and required several surgical interventions.