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A case of non‐tuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis diagnosed with new skin tests and PCR
Author(s) -
NISHI JUNICHIRO,
KANAME TADASHI,
YOSHINAGA MASAO,
NAGAI TAKU,
MURAKAMI NAOKI,
KATAOKA NAOKI,
MIYATA KOICHIRO
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1994.tb03223.x
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculous lymphadenitis , polymerase chain reaction , dermatology , tuberculosis , pathology , gene , biochemistry , chemistry
Non‐tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) cervical lymphadenitis has been rarely reported in Japan. We report on a case of a 15 month old child with NTM cervical lymphadenitis who was diagnosed with new skin tests containing NTM antigens and a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method. These two diagnostic methods were highly useful in the present case, therefore we anticipate they will become available to other Japanese physicians to expedite the diagnosis of NTM lymphadenitis.