Bilateral Inguinal Adenitis Due to a Nonphotochromogenic Atypical Mycobacterium

摘要: ATYPICAL, "unclassified" or "anonymous" mycobacteria are a heterogeneous group of microorganisms that being implicated with increasing frequency as the cause both symptomatic and asymptomatic infections in children. 1-6 These have been associated cervical 1-4 axillary adenitis, 1 pulmonary disease, 5 osteomyelitis, 6 superficial granulomas, disseminated fatal disease. In children, most commonly reported illness has unilateral adenitis. 1,2,4 The present report concerns child bilateral inguinal adenitis due to nonphotochromogenic atypical mycobacterium. Report Case A 5-year-old white girl was admitted Madison (Wis) General Hospital on Jan 4, 1966, because swelling. Four weeks prior admission onset vaginal discharge labial pruritis noted. This persisted until spite sitz baths frequent washing. Two right erythema During next week this area became