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Chest, Vol 70, 544-546, Copyright © 1976 by American College of Chest Physicians

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Surgical complications of cervical and mediastinal tuberculous adenitis in an infant

RB Byrd, GA Griggs and DG Alexander

An infant whose miliary tuberculosis was resolving after five months of chemotherapy developed a tuberculous cervical lymphatic abscess followed shortly thereafter by life-threatening tracheal compression from enlarged tuberculous mediastinal nodes. Both of these complications required surgical drainage. Chemotherapy alone may be ineffective in the management of lymphadenitis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.




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