Empirical Antitubercular Treatment for Lymphadenopathy: Are We Missing Lymphoma?

Amita MahajanSameer BakhshiManisha SinghRachna SethNishant VermaSandeep JainVenkatraman RadhakrishnanPiali MandalRamandeep Singh AroraVeronique DinandManas KalraGauri KapoorMohammad SajidRakesh KumarSaumyaranjan MallickAnkit TalujaJagdish Chandra

Published in: Indian journal of pediatrics (2022)

Empirical treatment with ATT in children presenting with lymphadenopathy continues to be practiced widely in India. The delay in diagnosis may contribute to children presenting with advanced-stage disease warranting more intensive treatment for successful outcomes.

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