Abstract
Mycobacterium simiae, a multidrug-resistant, opportunistic acid-fast bacillus, usually causes infection in immunocompromised hosts. We describe a previously healthy child with M. simiae necrotizing granulomatous cervical lymphadenitis. Cure was achieved with excision of the affected nodes and adjunctive antimicrobial therapy.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Lymph Nodes / diagnostic imaging
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Lymph Nodes / microbiology
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Macaca mulatta / microbiology
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Mycobacterium / classification
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Mycobacterium / drug effects
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Mycobacterium / isolation & purification*
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Mycobacterium Infections / diagnosis
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Mycobacterium Infections / drug therapy
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Mycobacterium Infections / microbiology
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Radiography
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Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / diagnosis
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Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / drug therapy
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Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / microbiology*