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Management of lymphadenitis due to non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection in children

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Purpose: Non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infection is an important cause of cervico-facial lymph node enlargement in young children. The optimal treatment is thought to be early complete excision without chemotherapy. We compared management of patients referred to our centre to this “gold standard” and determined clinical outcomes by type of primary surgical intervention (complete excision vs. incomplete excision). Methods: Retrospective study of management and clinical outcomes of all c...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1007/s00383-012-3068-8

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Paediatrics
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ORCID:
0000-0001-6726-8763
Publisher:
Springer Publisher's website
Journal:
Pediatric Surgery International Journal website
Volume:
28
Issue:
5
Pages:
461-466
Publication date:
2012-03-22
Acceptance date:
2010-12-13
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EISSN:
1437-9813
ISSN:
0179-0358
Pmid:
22438045
Language:
English
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pubs:320372
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uuid:1c6fc826-54f8-4c24-b956-6a08f777e59a
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pubs:320372
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320372
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2018-10-02

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