TY - JOUR
T1 - Skin indurations in response to tuberculin testing in patients with nontuberculous Mycobacterial lymphadenitis
AU - Haimi-Cohen, Yishai
AU - Zeharia, Avraham
AU - Mimouni, Mark
AU - Soukhman, Maria
AU - Amir, Jacob
PY - 2001/11/15
Y1 - 2001/11/15
N2 - Mantoux results were examined for 29 children with culture-proven nontuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis, and 4 species were isolated: Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (from 14 patients [48%]), Mycobacterium haemophilum (from 12 [41%]), Mycobacterium simiae (from 2 [7%]), and Mycobacterium scrofulaceum (from 1 [3%]); the median indurations for each species were 15.5 mm, 14.5 mm, 20 mm, and 23 mm, respectively, and in 17 cases (59%), they were ≥15 mm. In regions with a low incidence of tuberculosis, lymphadenitis thought to be due to nontuberculous mycobacteria should be managed as such, regardless of Mantoux results, thereby avoiding antituberculosis treatment.
AB - Mantoux results were examined for 29 children with culture-proven nontuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis, and 4 species were isolated: Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (from 14 patients [48%]), Mycobacterium haemophilum (from 12 [41%]), Mycobacterium simiae (from 2 [7%]), and Mycobacterium scrofulaceum (from 1 [3%]); the median indurations for each species were 15.5 mm, 14.5 mm, 20 mm, and 23 mm, respectively, and in 17 cases (59%), they were ≥15 mm. In regions with a low incidence of tuberculosis, lymphadenitis thought to be due to nontuberculous mycobacteria should be managed as such, regardless of Mantoux results, thereby avoiding antituberculosis treatment.
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U2 - 10.1086/323984
DO - 10.1086/323984
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AN - SCOPUS:0035889575
SN - 1058-4838
VL - 33
SP - 1786
EP - 1788
JO - Clinical Infectious Diseases
JF - Clinical Infectious Diseases
IS - 10
ER -
