Recurrent mycobacterial breast abscesses complicating reconstruction.
We present a patient with mycobacterial infection of the breast and subsequent mastectomy. After initial reconstruction, she developed multiple recurrent abscesses around the flap. This necessitated further debridement and a second reconstruction. This case demonstrates the need to beware mycobacterial infection in patients undergoing breast reconstruction, especially after recurrent "sterile" abscesses.
Rimmer
J
J
Plastic Surgery Unit, Mount Vernon Hospital, Rickmansworth Road, Northwood HA6 2JR, UK.
Hamilton
S
S
Gault
D
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D000038:Abscess / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000150:complications*; D019907:Mycobacterium fortuitum; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation