A Case of Cervical Tuberculous Lymphadenitis with Eales' Disease.

We describe a case of cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis with Eales' disease. A 23-year-old man was referred to our hospital because of a lump at the anterior region of his neck. He had a history of idiopathic retinal and vitreous hemorrhages. With a diagnosis of median cervical cyst, the lump was surgically removed. Because tuberculosis was suspected by intraoperative frozen section examination and Mycobacterium tuberculosis was identified by a polymerase chain reaction, rifampicin, isoniazid, and ethambutol were administered orally before tuberculosis was confirmed by culture. We suspect that Eales' disease is related to tuberculosis because the patient's eye symptoms improved with the treatment. A polymerase chain reaction is useful for the rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis and is the choice of treatment.