Submandibular Lymphadenitis Due to : First Reported Case from Greece

Overview

Journal BMJ Case Rep

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2020 Apr 29

PMID 32341090

Authors

Elpis Mantadakis

Chrysostomos Soultanidis

Athanasia Christidou

Sofia Maraki

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Abstract

An 8-year-old girl with subacute submandibular lymphadenitis and no other complaints is described. After failure of parenteral antistaphylococcal therapy, she underwent incision and drainage of the involved lymph node. The responsible pathogen was identified as by GenoType CM assay and sequencing of the 16S ribosomalRNA (rRNA) gene. The patient remains healthy, 11 months after surgery, even though it took approximately 4 months for the surgical incision to heal completely. While is a relatively common cause of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) lymphadenitis in Northern Europe, this is the first reported case from Greece. We conclude that in a young child with lymphadenitis without systemic symptoms, the microbiology laboratory should be notified in advance in order to extend the duration of mycobacterial cultures. Application of molecular methods will increase the number of reported cases of rare NTM in the future.

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