Paediatric acute lymphadenitis: Emergency department management and clinical course.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe clinical characteristics and management of acute lymphadenitis and to identify risk factors for complications.

Methods

Health record review of children ≤17 years with acute lymphadenitis (≤2 weeks) in a tertiary paediatric emergency department (2009-2014); 10% of charts were reviewed by a blinded second reviewer. Multivariate logistic regression identified factors associated with intravenous antibiotic treatment, unplanned return visits warranting intervention, and surgical drainage.

Results

Of 1,023 health records, 567 participants with acute lymphadenitis were analyzed. The median age = 4 years (interquartile range [IQR]: 2 to 8 years), and median duration of symptoms = 1.0 day (IQR: 0.5 to 3.0 days). Cervical lymphadenitis was most common. An

SUBMITTER: Long M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7739529 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature