Surgery for Cervicofacial Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Adenitis in Children<subtitle>An Update</subtitle>
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Surgery for cervicofacial nontuberculous mycobacterial adenitis in children: an update.
OBJECTIVE To assess optimal surgical treatment with excision or curettage techniques in children with cervicofacial nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) adenitis. DESIGN Retrospective case series. SETTING Tertiary university-based pediatric referral center. PATIENTS Patients younger than 18 years diagnosed as having cervicofacial NTM adenitis by positive mycobacterial cultures or stains, or...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0886-4470
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.125.10.1109