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Case Reports
. 2001 Nov;39(11):4210-2.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.39.11.4210-4212.2001.

Infected branchial cleft cyst due to Bordetella bronchiseptica in an immunocompetent patient

V Lo Re 3rd  1 , P J Brennan, J Wadlin, R Weaver, I Nachamkin
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Case Reports

Infected branchial cleft cyst due to Bordetella bronchiseptica in an immunocompetent patient

V Lo Re 3rd et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2001 Nov.

Abstract

A healthy 23-year-old man with fever and a tender mass in his right anterior neck was found to have a branchial cleft cyst infected with Bordetella bronchiseptica. Initial testing suggested a Brucella species, but further laboratory testing identified the organism definitively. B. bronchiseptica infection in healthy adults is an unusual event.

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FIG. 1
FIG. 1
Computed tomographic scan of the neck showing a 2.5- by 4.5-cm multilocular, necrotic mass (arrow) in the right neck with associated induration of the adjacent soft tissues and deviation of the trachea. No associated lymphadenopathy was noted.
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