A case of single cervical tuberculous cold abscess associated with multi-loculated tuberculous pleurisy.

Lee, Jeong Aa; Kim, Eui Sook; Baek, Young Joo; Lee, Gwang Seob; Sunwoo, Incheol; Kim, Dae Ha; Jang, Jie Jeong; Park, Suck Min; Ji, Mi Kyung

doi:1996.43.3.434

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 43(3); 1996 > Article

Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1996;43(3):434-439.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1996.43.3.434 Published online June 1, 1996.

A case of single cervical tuberculous cold abscess associated with multi-loculated tuberculous pleurisy.

Jeong Aa Lee, Eui Sook Kim, Young Joo Baek, Gwang Seob Lee, Incheol Sunwoo, Dae Ha Kim, Jie Jeong Jang, Suck Min Park, Mi Kyung Ji

¹Department of Internal Medicine, St. Francisco General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
²Department of Radiology, St. Francisco General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
³Department of Pathology, St. Francisco General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

St. Francisco General Hospital, Seoul, Korea. Although the incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis is declining, the number of extrapulmonary tuberculosis has remained constant. Tuberculous Lymphadenitis accounts for over 50% of total inflammatory lymphadenitis and the most common site is cervical lymph node. We report a case of single cervical tuberculous cold abscess associated with multiloculated and septated tuberculous pleurisy. Intracavitary urokinase instillation via percutaneous catheter is indicated in loculated and septated pleural effusion. And our result was satisfactory without complication.

Key Words: cervical tuberculous cold abscess, loculated tuberculous pleurisy, urokinase