<prompt> Which of the following is true regarding tuberculous lymphadenitis: March 2005History of contact with TB patient may be presentCommonly seen in the young and childrenMostly in the cervical regionAll of the above  <response>: Ans. D: All of the above Tuberculous lymphadenitis tuberculous adenitis is a chronic specific granulomatous inflammation with caseation necrosis of the lymph node. The characteristic morphological element is the tuberculous granuloma caseating tubercule: giant multinucleated cells Langhans cells, surrounded by epithelioid cells aggregates, T cell lymphocytes and few fibroblasts. Granulomatous tubercules evolve to central caseous necrosis and tend to become confluent, replacing the lymphoid tissue. 