title: Recurrent bilateral breast abscess due to nontuberculous mycobacterial infection.
abstract: Since recurrent bilateral breast infection due to nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) is rare, its diagnosis is easily overlooked; in addition, complete recovery is often difficult to achieve. We report a case of recurrent bilateral infection in a 35-year-old woman who had completed treatment for NTM. Although various infectious diseases show similar clinical conditions and imaging findings, recurrences should raise suspicion of NTM infection, and this possibility should be considered in differential diagnoses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Inha University Hospital, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyunkyung
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.affiliation: Korea Health Promotion Foundation, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Inha University Hospital, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Youn Jeong
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Inha University Hospital, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Sei Joong
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Inha University Hospital, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Young Up
authors.initials: YU
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Inha University Hospital, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Suk Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Choi
keywords: Abscess; Breast; Nontuberculous mycobacterial infections