title: Conservative management of local Mycobacterium chelonae infection after combined liposuction and lipofilling.
abstract: A case of Mycobacterium chelonae infection in the buttock after combined liposuction and lipoinjection is presented. The real possibility of contamination from operating room equipment was the potential etiologic factor of this infection. The clinical presentation of the disease was typical. The difficulty confirming the diagnosis was solved by specific culturing techniques. Successful treatment with limited debridement and irrigation combined with prolonged specific antibiotic therapy effected a long-term cure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, University "La Sapienza" of Rome, Rome, Italy. lucadessy@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Luca A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Dessy
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mazzocchi
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fioramonti
authors.forename: Nicolò
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Scuderi
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000637:transplantation*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015187:Lipectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology*; D016926:Mycobacterium chelonae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents