Tuberculoid lymphadenitis due to Mycobacterium chelonei.

Journal of clinical pathology ·Vol. 26 ·No. 6 ·1973-06-00 ·Pages 422-6

Morris CA, Grant GH, Everall PH, Myres AT

Abstract

An 8-year-old boy developed cervical lymphadenitis four months after an injection of dental anaesthetic. Histology of the lymphatic tissue showed a tuberculoid granulomatous reaction with scanty acid-fast bacilli. Mycobacterium chelonei was isolated in pure culture (NCTC 10882). The patient showed specific skin hypersensitivity to an extract of M. chelonei, but not to that of M. ranae. This is thought to be the first recorded case of lymphadenitis in man caused by M. chelonei; it adds another possibility to be considered in the differential diagnosis of ;a lump in the neck'.

MeSH Terms

Child Diagnosis, Differential Humans Male Mycobacterium/isolation & purification Mycobacterium Infections/pathology Neck Tuberculosis, Lymph Node/pathology

Authors & Affiliations

4 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Morris C A

Grant G H

Everall P H

Myres A T

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Article Info

Journal

Journal of clinical pathology

Abbr.

J Clin Pathol

ISSN

0021-9746

DOI

10.1136/jcp.26.6.422

Published

1973-06-00

Pages

422-6

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

0376601

PMCID

PMC477774

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1136/jcp.26.6.422 PMC Full Text View journal details

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