Management of enlarged cervical lymph nodes

Current Paediatrics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 154-159

  Jordan, Natasha ^a   Tyrrell, Jennifer ^a  

^a ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Lymph node; Lymphadenitis; Lymphadenopathy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SYMPTOM; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 1542374084     PISSN: 09575839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cupe.2003.11.007     Document Type: Article

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