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Atypical mycobacterial cervical lymphadenopathy in a 2-year-old girl

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Názov: Atypical mycobacterial cervical lymphadenopathy in a 2-year-old girl
Autori: Anna Fedorowicz, Michal Jerzy Pasierbek, Wojciech Korlacki
Zdroj: Pediatria Polska, Vol 98, Iss 2, Pp 166-169 (2023)
Informácie o vydavateľovi: Termedia Sp. z.o.o., 2023.
Rok vydania: 2023
Predmety: children, atypical mycobacteria, lymphadenopathy, mycobacteriosis, lymphadenitis, Pediatrics, RJ1-570, 3. Good health
Popis: Lymphadenopathy is a common clinical condition in the paediatric population. In 50% of cases it occurs in otherwise healthy children, and in 75% it presents as a localized form. Lymphadenopathy lasting more than 3 months is defined as chronic. Common conditions causing lymph node enlargement include infections, malignancies, and autoimmune disorders. Mycobacteria causing infectious lymphadenopathy are divided into tuberculous and non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). Diagnosing mycobacterial disease is complicated, and definitive surgery is the best treatment option for NTM cervicofacial lymphadenitis. We present a case of a 2-year-old girl with chronic cervical lymphadenopathy, eventually diagnosed as NTM infection. The diagnostic and therapeutic process was complicated, demanding an interdisciplinary approach and several surgical procedures. The treatment was supported by negative pressure therapy.
Druh dokumentu: Article
ISSN: 0031-3939
DOI: 10.5114/polp.2023.128800
Prístupová URL adresa: https://doaj.org/article/01185f6bbe4d4660a0ec4226fe1f6208
Prístupové číslo: edsair.doi.dedup.....174e8f32fce3f657e129da67bcb50035
Databáza: OpenAIRE
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Abstrakt:Lymphadenopathy is a common clinical condition in the paediatric population. In 50% of cases it occurs in otherwise healthy children, and in 75% it presents as a localized form. Lymphadenopathy lasting more than 3 months is defined as chronic. Common conditions causing lymph node enlargement include infections, malignancies, and autoimmune disorders. Mycobacteria causing infectious lymphadenopathy are divided into tuberculous and non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). Diagnosing mycobacterial disease is complicated, and definitive surgery is the best treatment option for NTM cervicofacial lymphadenitis. We present a case of a 2-year-old girl with chronic cervical lymphadenopathy, eventually diagnosed as NTM infection. The diagnostic and therapeutic process was complicated, demanding an interdisciplinary approach and several surgical procedures. The treatment was supported by negative pressure therapy.
ISSN:00313939
DOI:10.5114/polp.2023.128800