Mycobacterium fortuitum-related lymphadenitis associated with the varicella-zoster virus
Lymphadenitis caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria is an uncommon manifestation in immunocompetent individuals. Here, we report a case of Mycobacterium fortuitum infection in a previously healthy 9-year-old patient who developed cervical lymphadenitis evolving to a suppurative ulcer associated wit...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822014000100119&lng=en&tlng=en |