Cervical lymphadenitis caused by Mycobacterium lentiflavum
Authors:
- Maria-Viarce TorresMTMaria-Viarce Torres
- Jose-Ignacio García-CíaJGJose-Ignacio García-Cía
- Maria-Nieves Dominguez-GarridoMDMaria-Nieves Dominguez-Garrido
- Jaime EstebanJaime Esteban
- Maria Soledad JimenezMJMaria Soledad Jimenez
- 1 June 2002
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Vol. 21 (6) , 574-575
Abstract
We report a case of human infection caused by Mycobacterium lentiflavum and review the literature for infections caused by this bacterium. The patient was a 19-month-old boy with involvement of a cervical lymph node. Surgical removal of the lymphadenopathy was both diagnostic and curative.Keywords
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