Differential diagnosis of cervical mycobacterial lymphadenitis in children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 629-633

  Carvalho, Anna C C ^a   Codecasa, Luigi ^b   Pinsi, Gabriele ^c   Ferrarese, Maurizio ^b   Fornabaio, Chiara ^a   Bergamaschi, Viviana ^a   Lacchini, Carla ^b   Ekema, Giorgio ^c   Stefini, Stefania ^c   Comelli, Mario ^d   Matteelli, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^c SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

children and adolescents; lymphadenitis; nontuberculous Mycobacteria; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERVICAL MYCOBACTERIAL LYMPHADENITIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; LYMPHADENITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIA; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS; ADOLESCENT; CLASSIFICATION; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; NECK; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; NECK; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77954344848     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181d1fdcd     Document Type: Article

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