Atypical mycobacterial lymphadenitis in an adult.
A 25-year-old woman developed lymphadenitis with Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare. The clinical features of the illness resembled those which have been reported in lymphadenitis with atypical mycobacteria in children. The infection was cured by resection of the infected nodes.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013364:Submandibular Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy