Open AccessInfection of laparoscopic port wound by Mycobacterium fortuitum
Author(s) -
Sarvodaya Tripathy,
Sanghamitra Padhi,
Pratap Chandra Panda,
Pradipta Kumar Panigrahi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
medical journal of dr. d y patil university/medical journal of dr. d.y. patil university
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7119
pISSN - 0975-2870
DOI - 10.4103/0975-2870.197915
Subject(s) - mycobacterium fortuitum , medicine , etiology , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , surgery , port (circuit theory) , wound infection , general surgery , mycobacterium , tuberculosis , pathology , engineering , electrical engineering
Cutaneous infection with rapidly growing mycobacteria is not very commonly reported. Unless strongly suspected, its diagnosis can be missed. We report a case of persistent sinus discharge that developed after laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery, in a healthy adult male, caused by Mycobacterium fortuitum. The case is being reported for its uncommon etiological agent. In this patient, both chronicity as well as repeated supra-added infection of the wound had led to significant discomfort and morbidity