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