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Atypical Mycobacterial Infection

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Atypical mycobacterial infection is due to non-tuberculous mycobacteria. Cervical lymphadenitis is the most common non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection in children less than five years old. Because of the chronicity of the infection the skin overlying the infected node is indurated with a dark to purplish hue. So called atypical mycobacteria (tuberculoid bacilli) include the following: M. kansasii (Kansas), M. marinum, M. scrofulaceum, M. flavescens, M. gordonae, M. obuense, M. gilvum, M. duvali, M. szulgai, M. intracellulare, M. xenopi (littorale), M. ulcerans, M. buruli, M. terrae, M. fortuitum (minetti, giae), M. chelonae.

synonyms

Atypical Mycobacterial Infection, Mycobacterial Infection, Atypical

UMLS

Atypical mycobacterial disease, Atypical mycobacterial infection, NOS, Atypical Mycobacterium Infection, Atypical Mycobacterium Infections, Infection, Atypical Mycobacterium, Infection, atypical, mycobacteria, Infection, Tuberculoid, Infections, Atypical Mycobacterium, Infections, Tuberculoid, Mycobacterial infection, atypical, Mycobacterial infection, NOS (excluding tuberculosis and leprosy), Mycobacterial infectious disease, NOS (excluding tuberculosis and leprosy), Mycobacterium infection, atypical, Mycobacterium Infections, Atypical, Tuberculoid Infection, Tuberculoid Infections

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