Nontuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis of the head and neck: Radiologic observations and clinical context

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 402-406

  Bagla, Sandeep ^a   Tunkel, David ^b   Kraut, Michael A ^b  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT scan); Nontuberculous Mycobacteria adenitis; Pediatric; Radiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHADENITIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; NECK TUMOR; PAROTITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVARY GLAND DISEASE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0038542250     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-003-0884-y     Document Type: Article

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