Cervical lymphadenitis caused by Mycobacterium lentiflavum.
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.
Department of Medical Microbiology, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain.
Froilán
F
Cabria
Maria-Viarce
MV
Torres
Jose-Ignacio
JI
García-Cía
Maria-Nieves
MN
Dominguez-Garrido
Jaime
J
Esteban
Maria Soledad
MS
Jimenez
D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000494:pharmacology; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011718:Pyrazinamide / Q000494:pharmacology; D012293:Rifampin / Q000494:pharmacology; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery
D011718:Pyrazinamide; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination; D007538:Isoniazid; D012293:Rifampin