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. 1988 Mar 1;138(5):431–434.

Superficial mycobacterial lymphadenitis in Saskatchewan.

T Martin 1, V H Hoeppner 1, E D Ring 1
PMCID: PMC1267663  PMID: 3124949

Abstract

A total of 43 bacteriologically verified cases of superficial mycobacterial lymphadenitis were reported in Saskatchewan between 1981 and 1986; 35 (81%) were due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Among the eight cases (19%) due to nontuberculous mycobacteria the agent most frequently isolated was M. avium-intracellulare. Five additional cases were smear-positive and culture-negative. Direct smears of node tissue or aspirate were positive for acid-fast bacilli in 7 (88%) of the 8 cases of nontuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis but in only 16 (46%) of the 35 cases due to M. tuberculosis. Superficial tuberculous lymphadenitis was most frequent in female North American Indian or Asian-born adults and most commonly involved the cervical nodes. Nontuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis was most frequent in female white children, and most commonly involved the submandibular nodes. The cases of both tuberculous and nontuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis were spread throughout the province. There was an urban concentration of cases of tuberculous lymphadenitis in those of Asian origin. It is important to distinguish between superficial mycobacterial lymphadenitis due to M. tuberculosis and that due to nontuberculous mycobacteria for treatment and management purposes.

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