Patterns of enlarged cervical lymph nodes among HIV positive and negative patients in southwestern Ethiopia: a cytopathlogic analysis.

Objective: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic facilitated the resurgence of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and other opportunistic diseases. This study assessed the sociodemographic and cytopathologic patterns of enlarged cervical lymph nodes among HIV positive and negative patients.

Materials And Methods: This prospective cross sectional study was conducted in Agaro Health centre, Agaro town, Oromia regional state, south western Ethiopia, for a period between April 2008 and September 2008.