Mycobacterial Cervical Lymphadenitis
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Mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis.
Cervical lymphadenitis is the most common head and neck manifestation of mycobacterial infections. The incidence of mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis has increased. It may be the manifestation of a systemic tuberculous disease or a unique clinical entity localized to neck. It remains a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge because it mimics other pathologic processes and yields inconsistent p...
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OBJECTIVE To review the treatment and outcome of patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) cervical lymphadenitis. DESIGN Retrospective chart review. SETTING Tertiary care children's hospital. PATIENTS Thirty consecutive immunocompetent patients (median age, 32 months; age range, 11-147 months) diagnosed as having NTM cervical lymphadenitis over a 77-month period. INTERVENTIONS P...
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Most cases of mycobacterial lymphadenitis in children are caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria, previously called the atypical mycobacteria. It is important to differentiate non-tuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis from tuberculous lymphadenitis as the treatment is different. We reviewed 19 children (12 girls and seven boys) with non-tuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis to define likely...
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According to WHO data, tuberculosis (TB) is a top infectious disease killer worldwide. In 2014, 9.6 million people fell ill with TB and 1.5 million died from the disease. Over 95% of TB deaths occur in low and middle-income countries. An estimated 1 million children became ill with TB and 140,000 children died of TB (1). TB can affect any organ or system in the body and with increasing prevalen...
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عنوان ژورنال: ORL
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0301-1569,1423-0275
DOI: 10.1159/000081125