TB Research

Non-tuberculous Mycobacterial Infection of the Retropharyngeal Space

Alastair Weng, Nigel Curtis, Seilesh Kadambari, Kaya Gardiner, David Burgner, Amanda Gwee

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal · 2022-04

Abstract

We report a case of Mycobacterium avium complex infection of the retropharyngeal space in a 20-month-old girl. We also summarize the published literature on the pathogenesis and management of nontuberculous mycobacterial infections of the retropharynx.

MeSH terms

  • Nontuberculous mycobacteria
  • Mycobacterium avium complex
  • Retropharyngeal space
  • Medicine
  • Mycobacterium
  • Pathogenesis
  • Tuberculosis
  • Immunology