Cervical lymphadenitis caused by Mycobacterium lentiflavum

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2002 Jun;21(6):574-5. doi: 10.1097/00006454-200206000-00022.

Abstract

We report a case of human infection caused by Mycobacterium lentiflavum and review the literature for infections caused by this bacterium. The patient was a 19-month-old boy with involvement of a cervical lymph node. Surgical removal of the lymphadenopathy was both diagnostic and curative.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / microbiology
  • Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Isoniazid / pharmacology
  • Lymph Nodes / microbiology
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology*
  • Lymph Nodes / surgery
  • Male
  • Mycobacterium / classification
  • Mycobacterium / isolation & purification*
  • Mycobacterium Infections / diagnosis
  • Mycobacterium Infections / microbiology*
  • Mycobacterium Infections / surgery
  • Pyrazinamide / pharmacology
  • Rifampin / pharmacology
  • Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / diagnosis
  • Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / microbiology*
  • Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / surgery

Substances

  • Pyrazinamide
  • Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination
  • Isoniazid
  • Rifampin