Mycobacterium bohemicum--a cause of paediatric cervical lymphadenitis.
We report on two toddlers suffering from Mycobacterium bohemicum lymphadenitis. Acid-fast bacilli were cultured from submandibular lymph nodes and identified by molecular methods as Mycobacterium bohemicum. Surgical treatment was successful and complemented by oral treatment with clarithromycin and rifampicin.
Schulzke
Sven
S
Division of Pulmonology, University Children's Hospital, Basel, Switzerland. sven.schulzke@unibas.ch
Adler
Hildegard
H
Bär
Gurli
G
Heininger
Ulrich
U
Hammer
Jürg
J
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017291:Clarithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular; D017291:Clarithromycin; D012293:Rifampin