title: Granulomatous Lobular Mastitis Associated withMycobacterium abscessusin South China: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
abstract: Mycobacteria,which are known as rapidly growing bacteria, are pathogens that are responsible for cutaneous or subcutaneous infections that especially occur after injection, trauma, or surgery. In this report, we describe a species ofMycobacterium abscessusthat was isolated from a breast abscess in a patient who was previously diagnosed with granulomatous lobular mastitis (GLM). This current case is the first ever presented case of GLM associated withM. abscessusdocumented in South China. The case presentation highlights the role ofM. abscessusin GLM. The association ofM. abscessusand GLM is discussed and a summary of breast infection due toMycobacteriais given.
authors.affiliation: Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Biotechnology Drug Candidates, School of Biosciences and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China.
authors.forename: Ye-Sheng
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-6482-0890
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Biotechnology Drug Candidates, School of Biosciences and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China.
authors.forename: Qi-Wei
authors.initials: QW
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Biotechnology Drug Candidates, School of Biosciences and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China.
authors.forename: Lin
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-7695-3700
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Biotechnology Drug Candidates, School of Biosciences and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China.
authors.forename: Run-Feng
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.affiliation: Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Biotechnology Drug Candidates, School of Biosciences and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China.
authors.forename: Xiang-Ming
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Biotechnology Drug Candidates, School of Biosciences and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China.
authors.forename: Ji-Hong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Zhongshan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, China.
authors.forename: Nan-Yan
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-3940-1501
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.affiliation: Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Biotechnology Drug Candidates, School of Biosciences and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China.
authors.forename: Shuang
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-2223-0961
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhu