Abstract:Introduction: Cervical lymph node infection due to nontuberculous mycobacteria in a immunocompetent patients are emerging problem globally. It is presented as chronic enlargement of gland with pain and pus discharge sometimes. Traditionally diagnosis is done through clinical examination, lymph node aspirated samples pathological finding or ZN microscopy, which altogether indicate mycobacterial infection only, unable to differentiate MTB from NTM infection.Increasing incidence of LNTB cases not responding to an… Show more
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