A Case of Multilevel Airway Obstruction Secondary to Paradoxical Reaction to Anti TB Drugs in a Non HIV Patient with Tracheobronchial and Cervical Tuberculous Lymphadenitis

A. Kanivannen; A. Suhana; P. Chenthilnathan; S. Alazzawi; S. Avatar

doi:10.9734/ajrid/2021/v6i430202

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A Case of Multilevel Airway Obstruction Secondary to Paradoxical Reaction to Anti TB Drugs in a Non HIV Patient with Tracheobronchial and Cervical Tuberculous Lymphadenitis

A. Kanivannen, A. Suhana, P. Chenthilnathan, S. Alazzawi, S. Avatar

Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · pp. 29–32 · Published 28 Apr 2021

10.9734/ajrid/2021/v6i430202

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A case report of a young male diagnosed as cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis presenting with rapidly enlarging neck nodes causing airway obstructing secondary to paradoxical reaction to antituberculous drugs. This phenomenon is rare in HIV negative patient. He also had myriad of symptoms and multilevel obstructions. In this case report we discuss the presentation of patient to our center with the management and possible pitfalls.

Multilevel airway obstruction anti TB drugs tuberculous lymphadenitis

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A. Kanivannen, A. Suhana, P. Chenthilnathan, S. Alazzawi, S. Avatar (2021). A Case of Multilevel Airway Obstruction Secondary to Paradoxical Reaction to Anti TB Drugs in a Non HIV Patient with Tracheobronchial and Cervical Tuberculous Lymphadenitis. Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases , 29–32. https://doi.org/10.9734/ajrid/2021/v6i430202

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A. Kanivannen — Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital Taiping, Perak, Malaysia.
A. Suhana — Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital Taiping, Perak, Malaysia.
P. Chenthilnathan — Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital Taiping, Perak, Malaysia.
S. Alazzawi — Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
S. Avatar — Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital Taiping, Perak, Malaysia.

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