title: Mastitis due to Mycobacterium abscessus after body piercing.
abstract: We describe a patient with granulomatous mastitis due to Mycobacterium abscessus that presented as a mass lesion and was associated with a pierced nipple. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of mastitis due to M. abscessus and the first association of this organism with body piercing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomic Pathology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Trupiano
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Sebek
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goldfarb
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Procop
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008413:Mastitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D011677:Punctures / Q000009:adverse effects*