An adolescent with persistent cervical lymphadenopathy and retropharyngeal abscess: Case report

Minerva Pediatrica

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 569-574

  Mignone, F ^a,b   Calitri, C ^a,b   Scolfaro, C ^a,b   Garofalo, S ^b   Lonati, L ^b   Versace, A ^a,b   Tovo, P A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b REGINA MARGHERITA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Child; Lymphadenitis; Retropharyngeal abscess; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFIXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CLARITHROMYCIN; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY; CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; GOOD GENERAL CONDITION; HUMAN; IMMUNE STATUS; IMMUNIZATION; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RAPID TEST; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE;

EID: 84887071977     PISSN: 00264946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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