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Mycobacterium abscessus infection complicating a professional tattoo
Author(s) -
Ricciardo Bernadette,
Weedon David,
Butler Gregory
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2010.00659.x
Subject(s) - medicine , mycobacterium abscessus , clarithromycin , minocycline , mycobacterium infections , dermatology , nontuberculous mycobacteria , mycobacterium , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , tuberculosis , biology , helicobacter pylori
A healthy 23‐year‐old man presented with a tender papular eruption confined to the grey pigment of a recently acquired professional tattoo. Atypical mycobacterial infection was suspected and culture of a tissue specimen grew Mycobacterium abscessus . He was successfully treated with minocycline and subsequently, clarithromycin. We present a brief review of M. abscessus infection, with a particular focus on its role in nosocomial infections and in the post‐tattoo setting.