Mastitis due to Mycobacterium abscessus after body piercing.
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.
Trupiano
J K
JK
Department of Anatomic Pathology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
Sebek
B A
BA
Goldfarb
J
J
Levy
L R
LR
Hall
G S
GS
Procop
G W
GW
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*