Late recurrence in surgically managed pediatric atypical mycobacterial lymphadenitis: A case report and review of the literature.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this study is to identify existing literature on recurrent atypical mycobacterial cervicofacial lymphadenitis to augment our understanding of a unique patient who presented to our tertiary-care center 5-years posttreatment with recurrence following curettage.

Data sources

OVID Medline, Scopus, and Web of Science.

Methods

A literature search was conducted yielding 49 original articles which were screened twice by two independent reviewers resulting in 14 studies meeting inclusion criteria for data extraction using Covidence software. Two independent reviewers extracted data on recurrence of atypical mycobacterial cervicofacial lymphadenitis and consensus was reached on data points from all included studies.

Results

This study illuminated

SUBMITTER: Green K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10696275 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature