1994年4月
PRACTICAL USE OF POLYMERASE CHAIN-REACTION FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF STEROID-INDUCED TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS
JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
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- 巻
- 97
- 号
- 2
- 開始ページ
- 65
- 終了ページ
- 68
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 出版者・発行元
- BLACKWELL SCIENCE LTD
Tuberculous lymphadenitis that had developed after treatment with systemic prednisolone was diagnosed using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) combined with dot-blot hybridization. Although the patient had no history of tuberculosis or suggestive radiological findings, a DNA fragment specific for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains was amplified from a paraffin-embedded biopsy specimen of a cervical swelling, which was compatible with tuberculous lymphadenitis on haematoxylin-eosin (HE) and Ziehl-Neelsen staining. This report demonstrates the practical use of PCR for diagnosis of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis in a case difficult to diagnose conventionally.
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- ISSN : 0022-5304
- Web of Science ID : WOS:A1994NF89500001