Migrating foreign body of the neck as a cause of recurrent febrile lymphadenopathy

Lorenzo Pignataro; Margherita Laguardia; Susanna Esposito; Samantha Bosis; Sara Torretta; Nicola Principi; Pasquale Capaccio

doi:10.1016/j.pedex.2008.12.003

Migrating foreign body of the neck as a cause of recurrent febrile lymphadenopathy

Lorenzo Pignataro, Margherita Laguardia, Susanna Esposito, Samantha Bosis, Sara Torretta, Nicola Principi, Pasquale Capaccio

Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda- Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

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Abstract

A 15-year-old girl was referred to our Pediatric Emergency Unit because of recurrent fever associated with a painful right laterocervical mass over the previous four months, which was unresponsive to various antimicrobial therapies. During surgery, performed to obtain a biopsy, an unexpected vegetable thin fibre, about 1.2 cm long, was found among the laterocervical lymph nodes. The patient subsequently experienced complete clinical remission and told us that about one month before the development of symptoms she had felt a punctory sensation in the floor of her mouth after she had been playing with a blade of grass between her lips.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	169-172
Number of pages	4
Journal	International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume	4
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedex.2008.12.003
Publication status	Published - Dec 2009

Keywords

Cervical lymphadenopathy
Foreign body
Migration

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Otorhinolaryngology
Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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Migrating foreign body of the neck as a cause of recurrent febrile lymphadenopathy

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