title: Atypical Mycobacterial Infection Following Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty.
abstract: Atypical mycobacterial infection is a rare complication following periocular surgery. The majority of previously reported cases are following dacryocystorhinostomy or lower eyelid blepharoplasty. To the authors' knowledge, there is only 1 reported culture-proven case of atypical mycobacterial infection following upper eyelid blepharoplasty. The authors describe the first known case of Mycobacterium fortuitum infection after upper eyelid blepharoplasty successfully treated with oral doxycycline.
authors.affiliation: Division of Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, University of South Florida Eye Institute, Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Edward G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Crosswell
authors.forename: Ilya M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Leyngold
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019882:Blepharoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D019907:Mycobacterium fortuitum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*