Cervical Lymphadenitis by Mycobacterium triplex in an Immunocompetent Child: Case Report and Review

Cervical Lymphadenitis by Mycobacterium triplex in an Immunocompetent Child: Case Report and Review

Mycobacterium triplex was first described in 1996. This nontuberculous Mycobacterium causes a severe pulmonary disease in immunocompromised patients but it can involve also healthy patients. A literature search was made on the PubMed database and it produced only few cases of children with cervical...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of microbiology 2013-06, Vol.53 (2), p.241-244
Hauptverfasser: Caruso, G, Angotti, R, Molinaro, F, Benicchi, E, Cerchia, E, Messina, M
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abscesses
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Case reports
case studies
Chemotherapy
children
Children & youth
Drug therapy
Fever
Hemoptysis
Immunocompetence
immunocompromised population
Infections
Life Sciences
lymphadenitis
Medical Microbiology
Microbiology
Mycobacterium triplex
Patients
Pediatrics
respiratory tract diseases
Short Communication
Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:Mycobacterium triplex was first described in 1996. This nontuberculous Mycobacterium causes a severe pulmonary disease in immunocompromised patients but it can involve also healthy patients. A literature search was made on the PubMed database and it produced only few cases of children with cervical lymphadenitis due to this Mycobacterium Triplex. We are describing a case of M. triplex cervical lymphadenitis in an immunocompetent child.
ISSN:0046-8991
0973-7715
DOI:10.1007/s12088-013-0367-2