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Tuberculous lymphadenopathy is not only obstructive but also inflammatory—it can erode anything it touches. Reply to Marchiori et al

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  1. Department of Radiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, 7 York Road, Parktown, Johannesburg, 2001, South Africa

    Susan Lucas & Savvas Andronikou

  2. Department of Paediatrics, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa

    Pierre Goussard & Robert Gie

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Lucas, S., Andronikou, S., Goussard, P. et al. Tuberculous lymphadenopathy is not only obstructive but also inflammatory—it can erode anything it touches. Reply to Marchiori et al. Pediatr Radiol 43, 254–255 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-012-2557-1

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