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18485852

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-8-17
pubmed:abstractText
Infections after breast augmentation are uncommon, occurring in 1-3% of cases. Treatment often requires additional surgeries and may yield a sub-optimal cosmetic result. For this reason, post implant infection remains a serious concern among plastic surgeons. A 48-year-old female presented to our clinic with bilateral breast implant infections 3 months after primary augmentation in China. Cultures grew Mycobacterium abscessus, a previously undescribed infectious aetiology after breast augmentation. The fastidious nature of the organism often results in a negative acid fast stain and initially sterile cultures. For these reasons, clinical signs of infection in the face of sterile cultures should raise suspicion of Mycobacterium infection among clinicians. While the overall incidence of Mycobacterium infection after breast augmentation is low, it remains an important and often overlooked aetiology for patients with a lack of systemic symptoms and initial sterile cultures.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1878-0539
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
62
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
e330-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Mycobacterium abscessus infection after breast augmentation: a case of contaminated implants?
pubmed:affiliation
Baylor College of Medicine, Michael E DeBakey Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Houston, TX 77030, USA. feldman@bcm.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports