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Table 3 Histopathological findings from lymph node biopsies

From: High diagnostic yield of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) in the diagnosis of adolescent pulmonary tuberculosis

Histopathological findings

n

%

Granuloma formation

14/21

66.7

Necrosis

11/21

52.4

Positive Ziehl-Neelsen stain

4/14

28.6

Detection of M.tuberculosis DNA in tissuea

9/15

60.0%

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