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Mycobacterium interjectum infection

Tuesday 1 February 2011

Clinical synopsis

- cervical lymphadenitis

Diagnosis

- sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene

Management

Surgical resection combined with chemotherapy resulted in cure.

References

- Lymphadenitis cervicalis due to Mycobacterium interjectum in immunocompetent children. Rose M, Kitz R, Mischke A, Enzensberger R, Schneider V, Zielen S. Acta Paediatr. 2004 Mar;93(3):424-6. PMID: 15124854