| Literature DB >> 24426116 |
G Caruso1, R Angotti2, F Molinaro2, E Benicchi1, E Cerchia2, M Messina2.
Abstract
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.Entities:
Keywords: Cervical lymphadenitis; Immunocompetent child; Mycobacterium triplex
Year: 2013 PMID: 24426116 PMCID: PMC3626963 DOI: 10.1007/s12088-013-0367-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Microbiol ISSN: 0046-8991 Impact factor: 2.461