title: Suppurative cervical adenitis caused by opportunist mycobacterium.
abstract: Of 45 consecutive submandibular abscesses treated by external drainage in a district oral surgery unit, four cases, representing nearly 9% of the sample, were caused by opportunist Mycobacterium avian-intracellulare, an organism known to give a poor response to all known antimycobacterial chemotherapeutic agents. Treatment by excision of the diseased tissue is indicated in these cases. The diagnosis and management of these conditions is discussed.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009333:Neck; D013492:Suppuration