Atypical mycobacterial infection presenting as a parotid mass in a child.
A case of primary infection of the parotid lymph nodes by Mycobacterium avian intracellulare is described. The initial investigations could not exclude a parotid tumour or lymphoma necessitating a superficial parotidectomy. Surgery appears to be the treatment of choice in these lesions.
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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sunderland District General Hospital, Great Britain.
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D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009333:Neck; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*