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Pseudotumoral mycobacterial infection in the head and neck: A clinical study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

T. H. J. Lesser ,
A. F. Jefferis  and
H. J. Shaw
T. H. J. Lesser*
Affiliation:
London
A. F. Jefferis
Affiliation:
London
H. J. Shaw
Affiliation:
London
*
Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London SW3 6JJ.
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Summary

The clinical aspects of mycobacterial infection of the head and neck are considered as presenting in patients at a cancer hospital over the last 15 years. Some difficulties in diagonsis with respect to the evalution of tuberculosis in this region are discussed.

A total of 32 patients with evidence of infection were identified. Twenty-six of these with cervical lymphadenopathy are considered as a group; their clinical features and diagonsis are summarized and a note made of the recent change in the macroscopic quality of the notes removed.

Six cases are given particular attention; two with laryngeal, two with nasal or adenodial infection and two with atypical mycobacterial infection diagnosed on clinical grounds.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 99 , Issue 3 , March 1985 , pp. 277 - 283
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1985

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