title: Mycobacterial infection of breast prosthesis--a conservative treatment: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Bacterial infection is a well-known risk of breast implant surgery. It is typically caused by bacterial skin flora, specifically Staphylococcus aureus and the coagulase negative staphylococci. There have been infrequent reports of breast implant infection caused by the atypical mycobacteria, of which Mycobacterium canariasense not yet reported in the literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  This report summarizes the case of a female patient who underwent mastectomy followed by bilateral breast augmentation and presented approximately three years later with clinical evidence of infected breast prosthesis by Mycobacterium canariasense. One year after thoroughly follow-up, appropriate antibiotherapy and the change of the infected prosthesis, the patient presented no signs of reinfection.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our case demonstrates that Mycobacterium canariasense should be considered as a new potential cause of infected breast prosthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Hôtel-Dieu de France University Hospital, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon. david.atallah@gmail.com.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Atallah
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: El Kassis
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Araj
authors.forename: Marwan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nasr
authors.forename: Roy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nasnas
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Veziris
authors.forename: Dolla
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sarkis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001424:Bacterial Infections; D018427:Breast Implants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy