Diagnosis and management of scrofula in children

Belin, Robert P.; Richardson, J. David; Richardson, Donald; Vandiviere, H. M.; Wheeler, Warren E.; Jona, Juda Z.

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“…The overall rate of cure is 92%. Complica‐tions reported include one death, at least 11 (2%) episodes of transient facial nerve palsy, one episode of permanent facial nerve weakness and 11 (2%) occurrences of persistent drainage 2 , 5 , 8 , 9 , 13 , 16 –19 , 21 –24 …”

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“…The first recorded therapy for the treatment of this condition occurred in 500 AD when Clovis I of France, founder of Paris, fasted, attended Mass, and applied the ‘royal touch’ to the scrofulous populace 1 . Richard Wiseman of London, surgeon to Charles II, advocated surgical excision of the scrofulous node if the royal touch failed 2 . Atypical mycobacteria were first identified in human secretions in 1885 3 and were subsequently recognized as causes of cervicofacial adenitis in 1956 4…”

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Surgical Treatment of Atypical Mycobacterial Cervicofacial Adenitis in Children

Fergusson

Simpson

1999

Aust. N.Z. J. Surg.

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Surgical Treatment of Atypical Mycobacterial Cervicofacial Adenitis in Children

Fergusson

Simpson

1999

Aust. N.Z. J. Surg.

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“…[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] It is important to differentiate nontuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis from tuberculous lymphadenitis as the treatment is different. Antituberculous drugs are ineffective in nontuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis, and the treatment of choice is total excision.4 81012…”

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Non-tuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis.

White¹,

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Goel³

et al. 1986

Archives of Disease in Childhood

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There were 12 girls and seven boys. All were white, with a mean age of 5-2 years (range 18-9-7 years).Results (Tables 1 and 2) Cervical nodes were the commonest affected (47%) followed by submandibular (31-5%) and preauricular (21%). In 16 (84%) of the children the lymphadenopathy was unilateral. Mean duration of swelling was 6-6 weeks (range 2 weeks-4 months). Appearance of the nodes varied but in 12 (63%) was suggestive of cold abscess with absent or minimal tenderness and fluctuation. Of the other seven, five (26%) had an appearance suggestive of bacterial abscess, one was cystic, and the other was a non-tender, mobile swelling. Glands varied from 1-5-7 cm in length. Two were described as a large mass, and three were fixed to underlying tissues. In one (case 16) infection developed after trauma to the area. Only two children had systemic upset. This was an intermittent fever and mild cough (case 1) and persistent cough (case 8).Routine haematology was unremarkable. One case had a raised white cell count (15 00Ox109/l 368 on 8 May 2018 by guest. Protected by copyright.

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“…1,4,7,_ 20,22,23 Others report complete resolution with rifampin treatment for the avium strain of nontuberculous Mycobacteria. 1,4,7,_ 20,22,23 Others report complete resolution with rifampin treatment for the avium strain of nontuberculous Mycobacteria.…”

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“…1,4,7,_ 20,22,23 Others report complete resolution with rifampin treatment for the avium strain of nontuberculous Mycobacteria. 4,19,20,22 The prognosis is considered to be good,2,19 The treatments of choice observation for spontaneous resolution, or excision and complete removal of the cervical nodes in the operating room.…”

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A Case of Mycobacterium avium Infection

Nussbaum

Abramowsky

1980

Clin Pediatr (Phila)

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Infection due to Mycobacterium avium is rare in man and its definitive diagnosis is based upon culture, usually taken from a cervical lesion. The lack of systemic involvement, the negative history for contact with tuberculosis, the normal chest roentgenogram and the fact that Mycobacterium avium complex grows slowly on standard Mycobacterial media, make it difficult to diagnosis. The purpose of this communication is to re-emphasize the possibility of infection by group III Mycobacterium complex in the differential diagnosis of children with cervical lymphadenitis and to describe the important use of Auramine-O fluorescent stain in the early detection of this disease.

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Diagnosis and management of scrofula in children

Cited by 17 publications

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Surgical Treatment of Atypical Mycobacterial Cervicofacial Adenitis in Children

Surgical Treatment of Atypical Mycobacterial Cervicofacial Adenitis in Children

Non-tuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis.

A Case of Mycobacterium avium Infection

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