Table 1 Diagnostic categories of specimens tested.
Diagnosis | Cervical Lymph Nodes | Intestinal wall | Peritoneum | Mesentric Lymph Nodes* | Total number of specimens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CASES | |||||
Tuberculosis | 120 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 153 |
NEGATIVE CONTROLS | |||||
Reactive/Non Specific inflammation | 16 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 30 |
Foreign body granuloma# | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Fungal granuloma | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Parasitic granuloma | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Malignancy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
TOTAL | 152 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 203 |