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. 2010 Aug;53(8):801-4.
doi: 10.3345/kjp.2010.53.8.801. Epub 2010 Aug 31.

Needle aspiration as therapeutic management for suppurative cervical lymphadenitis in children

Mee Young Baek  1 , Kyung Hee Park, Ju Hee We, Su Eun Park
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Needle aspiration as therapeutic management for suppurative cervical lymphadenitis in children

Mee Young Baek et al. Korean J Pediatr. 2010 Aug.

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the usefulness of the needle aspiration alternative to open surgical drainage of children with suppurative cervical lymphadenitis requiring surgical drainage.

Methods: From January 1998 to June 2008, we retrospectively reviewed 38 children treated with needle aspiration as management with suppurative cervical lymphadenitis instead of open surgical drainage.

Results: All 38 children underwent only 1 puncture. Two patients (5.2%) out of 38 patients experienced reformation of an abscess and all recovered completely after re-treatment with antibiotics. Minor complications were detected in 2 patients (5.2%). One complication originated from remnant necrotic tissue and the other involved formation of a small scar in two patients, which resolved spontaneously. There were no major complications.

Conclusion: Needle aspiration can be a simple, safe, and effective alternative procedure to open surgical drainage of children with suppurative cervical lymphadenitis requiring surgical drainage.

Keywords: Child; Lymphadenitis; Needles; Suppuration; Therapeutics.

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