title: Presentation of Mycobacterium abscessus infection following rhytidectomy to a UK plastic surgery unit.
abstract: We report the presentation of a patient to a UK plastic surgery unit with Mycobacterium abscessus infection following a facelift surgery in Southern India. Treatment was protracted requiring surgical debridement and 6 months of antibiotics including a 3-week hospital admission for intravenous antibiotic therapy. We describe the clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of this unusual microorganism with reference to more familiar pyogenic infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, UK.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bowles
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, East Sussex, UK.
authors.forename: Mary-Clare
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, UK.
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cartwright
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, East Sussex, UK.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003646:Debridement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008875:Middle Aged; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria; D015361:Rhytidoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents