Abstract
Acute Cervical Lymphadenitis Caused by<i>Mycobacterium florentinum</i>
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To the Editor: The incidence of nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) lymphadenitis appears to be rising, likely because of improved diagnostic techniques
We report a case of acute cervical lymphadenitis caused by M. florentinum in a child and briefly describe 4 other patients, both children and adults, with positive culture growth
These results suggest that M. florentinum infection is more widespread than previously appreciated
Summary
To the Editor: The incidence of nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) lymphadenitis appears to be rising, likely because of improved diagnostic techniques. We report a case of acute cervical lymphadenitis caused by M. florentinum in a child and briefly describe 4 other patients, both children and adults, with positive culture growth. A previously healthy girl, 3 years of age, came to our outpatient clinic with 2 months of bilateral cervical lymph node enlargement preceded by low-grade fevers for a few days.
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