A cervical tuberculous abscess mimicking a fourth branchial cleft cyst in a child: PCR, the key to fast diagnosis
Abstract Background Anterior cervical tuberculous abscess is a rare presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis even in endemic countries. Case presentation We report a case of a 14-year-old girl with a 5 day history of an anterior mass. The diagnosis of an infected fourth branchial cleft cyst was f...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2020-08-01
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| Series: | The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43163-020-00016-2 |