Delayed silicone breast implant infection with Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare | Zendy

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Delayed silicone breast implant infection with Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare

Author(s) -

Garrett A. Wirth,

Kevin Brenner,

Michael J. Sundine

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

aesthetic surgery journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.528

H-Index - 58

eISSN - 1527-330X

pISSN - 1090-820X

DOI - 10.1016/j.asj.2006.12.013

Subject(s) - medicine , mycobacterium fortuitum , implant , breast augmentation , mammaplasty , mycobacterium avium complex , breast implant , mycobacterium , silicone , complication , surgery , pathology , tuberculosis , chemistry , organic chemistry

Mycobacterial breast implant infection is a rare complication after augmentation mammaplasty. A review of the literature demonstrates multiple examples of breast implant infection with Mycobacterium fortuitum, but only rare discussion of Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAC). The authors report an unusual case of MAC breast implant infection in a patient with a complex surgical history.

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