Abstract |
One hundred children with microbiologically proven nontuberculous mycobacterial cervicofacial lymphadenitis were randomly assigned to excision of the involved lymph nodes, or antibiotic therapy consisting of clarithromycin and rifabutin. The esthetic outcome was rated using a revised and weighted Observer Scar Assessment Scale. The median weighted esthetic outcome in surgical patients was significantly better (30.6) than that for patients treated with antibiotics (42.2).
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Authors | Jerome A Lindeboom, Robert Lindeboom, Elisabeth S Bruijnesteijn van Coppenraet, Ed J Kuijper, Jacco Tuk, Jan M Prins |
Journal | The Pediatric infectious disease journal
(Pediatr Infect Dis J)
Vol. 28
Issue 11
Pg. 1028-30
(Nov 2009)
ISSN: 1532-0987 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 19773678
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Chemical References |
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Rifabutin
- Clarithromycin
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Clarithromycin
(therapeutic use)
- Female
- Humans
- Infant
- Lymph Node Excision
- Lymphadenitis
(drug therapy, surgery)
- Male
- Mycobacterium Infections
(drug therapy, surgery)
- Rifabutin
(therapeutic use)
- Treatment Outcome
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