Atypical mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis with extensive local spread: a surgical disease
| Autor: | D. Price, C. Pushpanathan, M. Hogan, K. Burrage |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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medicine.medical_specialty medicine.drug_class Antibiotics Mycobacterium Infections Nontuberculous Disease Diagnosis Differential Surgical therapy Lymphadenitis Pediatric surgery medicine Humans Effective treatment Child Local spread business.industry Biopsy Needle Infant Nontuberculous Mycobacteria General Medicine Cervical lymphadenitis Dermatology Surgery Locoregional disease Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Neck Dissection Female business Neck Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Pediatric Surgery International. 21:758-760 |
| ISSN: | 1437-9813 0179-0358 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00383-005-1491-9 |
| Popis: | Atypical (nontuberculous) mycobacterium is an uncommon cause of cervical lymphadenitis in immunocompetent children. Rarely, this disease progresses to locoregional destruction of the deep structures of the neck including salivary glands. Recent reports suggest medical monotherapy as an effective treatment of this disease. We report three cases of children who experienced progression to locoregional disease while on appropriate antibiotics. We suggest that the patient population to benefit from medical monotherapy has yet to be adequately defined. In our experience, surgical therapy is the only effective treatment for locoregional disease. |
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