title: Mixed Mycobacterium Avium-Intracellulare and Serratia Marcescens Cellulitis of the Breast in an HIV-Negative Patient with Breast Cancer: A Case Report.
abstract: Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAI) causes pulmonary infection in patients with chronic lung diseases or severe T-cell deficiency. Cutaneous manifestations caused by MAI are rare and the few cases reported describe mostly patients with hematologic malignancies who were treated with highly immunosuppressive agents. Herein, we report a case of a breast cancer survivor who developed chronic breast cellulitis due to MAI, following localized breast cancer treatment.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kyvernitakis
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital.
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Azzi
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
authors.forename: Dimitrios P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Kontoyiannis
keywords: breast cancer; nontuberculous mycobacterium; skin infection