Cervical lymphadenitis caused by Mycobacterium avium in a patient treated with Janus kinase inhibitors

A woman diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and treated with Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors presented with a gradually enlarging bilateral submandibular lymph nodes swelling that had lasted several weeks. A lymph node biopsy showed epithelioid granulomatous lymphadenitis with caseous necrosis. Mycoba...

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Published in:	International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Main Authors:	Wataru Fujii, Liu Chang, Taka-aki Inui, Shigeyasu Ishizaka, Yutaka Kawahito
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2023-08-01
Subjects:	Cervical lymphadenitis Nontuberculous mycobacterium Mycobacterium avium complex Rheumatoid arthritis Janus kinase inhibitor
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S120197122300557X