Chronic Cheek Lesions: An Unusual Manifestation of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Cevicofacial Infection - 07/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.03.031
Yishai Haimi-Cohen, MD a, ⁎ 
, Jacob Amir, MD b, Tal Eidlitz-Markus, MD a, David Steier, MD a, Dan Ben-Amitai, MD c, Avraham Zeharia, MD a
, Jacob Amir, MD b, Tal Eidlitz-Markus, MD a, David Steier, MD a, Dan Ben-Amitai, MD c, Avraham Zeharia, MD a a Day Hospitalization Unit, Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqwa, Israel
b Department of Pediatrics C, Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqwa, Israel
c Pediatric Dermatology Unit, Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqwa; and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Reprint requests: Dr Y. Haimi-Cohen, Day Hospitalization Unit, Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqwa 49202, Israel.Abstract |
The characteristics of nontuberculous mycobacteria cheek lesions in 7 children were reviewed. The lesions usually presented as nontender erythematous nodules and were associated with a positive purified protein derivate tuberculin skin test. Mycobacterium haemophilum was isolated in 4 cases (57%) and Mycobacterium avium complex in 3 (43%). Cytology and imaging were noncontributory. Resolution was prolonged.
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