Open AccessTo Study the Role of Gene Xpert in the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Cervical Lymphadenitis
Author(s) -
Prashanti Repalle,
K. Ramesh Kumar,
Ranganath Deshpanda,
Stephen Anand
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
scholars journal of applied medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2347-954X
pISSN - 2320-6691
DOI - 10.36347/sjams.2021.v09i11.004
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculous lymphadenitis , tuberculosis , lymph , cervical lymph nodes , radiology , cervical lymphadenopathy , pathology , dermatology , disease , cancer , metastasis
Role of Gene Xpert in the diagnosis of Tuberculous Cervical Lymphadenitis was determined and compared with FNAC. Female preponderance is seen in present study in the cases of cervical lymphadenopathy. Caseous material of the lymph nodes had a higher yield. CBNAAT with FNAC is highly effective in the diagnosis of Tuberculosis. CBNAAT has an important role in the diagnosis of Extra Pulmonary Tuberculosis.