Table 1 Summary of cases
From: Scrofula: emergency department presentation and characteristics
Patient | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 43 | 33 | 60 | 32 | 57 | 55 | 38 | 43 |
Sex | F | M | M | M | F | F | M | M |
Country of birth | Camb | Kor | USA | Mex | Kor | USA | USA | USA |
Years in US | 5 | NA | 60 | 12 | 18 | 55 | 38 | 43 |
HIV | - | - | + | + | - | - | + | + |
Other TB RF | None | None | Jail, TB | None | None | Homeless | TB | Homeless |
PPD | + | - | NA | + | NA | + | + | NA |
CXR | - | - | + | + | - | - | + | + |
Sputum AFB | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | + |
Sputum culture | NA | - | NA | + | - | NA | - | + |
Location | Neck | Axilla | Neck | Neck | Neck | Neck | Neck | Neck |
Duration of mass (wk) | 12 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | NA |
FNA AFB | −/2+ | - | NA | 2+ | 3+ | 1+ | 3+ | 3+ |
FNA culture | NA | + | NA | - | - | NA | - | + |
Treatment | RHZE, L, S + I&D | RHZE | RHZE + I&D | RHZE | RHZE | RHZE | RHZE | RHZE |