Outbreak of Mycobacterium haemophilum infections after permanent makeup of the eyebrows.
We report a Mycobacterium haemophilum outbreak after permanent make-up of the eyebrows performed by the same freelance artist. Twelve patients presented an eyebrow lesion and cervical lymphadenitis. All were treated with antibiotics. Surgery was required in 10 cases. M. haemophilum DNA was identified in the make-up ink.
Infectious Diseases Service, Department of Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, Switzerland. stefano.giulieri@chuv.ch
Stefano
S
Giulieri
Benoit
B
Morisod
Timothy
T
Edney
Micaela
M
Odman
Daniel
D
Genné
Raffaele
R
Malinverni
Catherine
C
Hammann
Enrico
E
Musumeci
Cathy
C
Voide
Gilbert
G
Greub
Eric
E
Masserey
Jacques
J
Bille
Matthias
M
Cavassini
Katia
K
Jaton
D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005138:Eyebrows / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D018393:Mycobacterium haemophilum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013653:Tattooing / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*