title: Similar presentation of cervical lymphadenitis of different etiology in two siblings.
abstract: Here, we report chronic suppurating submandibular swelling occurring in two siblings, with one case caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria and the other caused by Bartonella henselae. These two infections share a similar clinical presentation, but the treatment modalities differed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Amstelland Hospital, Amstelveen, The Netherlands. Electronic address: jeli@zha.nl.
authors.forename: Jerome A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lindeboom
authors.affiliation: Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Willem H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Schreuder
mesh_terms: D016917:Angiomatosis, Bacillary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D009162:Mycobacterium avium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009333:Neck; D035781:Siblings; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000382:microbiology