Open AccessCervical suppurative lymphadenitis in children: diagnostic and management aspects
Author(s) -
Veronica Epure,
Bucureşti Spitalul Clinic de Urgenţă pentru Copii „M.S. Curie“,
Dan Cristian Gheorghe,
Bucureşti Universitatea de Medicină și Farmacie „Carol Davila“
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
romanian journal of medical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2069-6108
pISSN - 1842-8258
DOI - 10.37897/rjmp.2016.1.2
Subject(s) - cervical lymphadenopathy , medicine , dermatology , pediatrics , surgery , pathology , disease
Cervical lymphadenopathy is a frequent diagnosis in children (encountered in up to 45% of healthy children), as well as a challenging matter for both parents and physician. A complex diagnostic and therapeutical algorithm should be followed step by step in the presence of a neck swelling in a child. The authors review clinical data from the literature, as well as one example of cervical suppuration from their own experience.