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Cutaneous Mycobacterium abscessus infection following hair transplant
Author(s) -
Eustace K.,
Jolliffe V.,
Sahota A.,
Gholam K.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/ced.12900
Subject(s) - mycobacterium abscessus , medicine , nontuberculous mycobacteria , scalp , mycobacterium , mycobacterium infections , surgery , nodule (geology) , dermatology , transplantation , pathology , tuberculosis , biology , paleontology
Summary A 28‐year‐old man presented with a 10‐day history of scalp nodules. He had undergone hair transplantation 2 months previously. Incision and drainage of one of the nodules yielded gelatinous material, which was sent for microscopy and culture, including low‐temperature culture. After 2 weeks of incubation, culture of the nodule yielded acid‐ and alcohol‐fast bacilli, which were identified as Mycobacterium abscessus , a rapidly growing, nontuberculous mycobacterium, which has been reported to cause cutaneous, soft tissue and respiratory infections following trauma, surgery or injection with nonsterile needles. A high index of suspicion is therefore needed in patients who present with cutaneous infections after cosmetic dermatological procedures, including hair transplantation.