Conservative management of local Mycobacterium chelonae infection after combined liposuction and lipofilling

TitleConservative management of local Mycobacterium chelonae infection after combined liposuction and lipofilling
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2006
AuthorsDessy LA, Mazzocchi M, Fioramonti P, Scuderi N
Volume30
Issue6
Pagination1
Date PublishedNov-Dec
Abstract

A case of Mycobacterium chelonae infection in the buttock after combined liposuction and lipoinjection is presented. The real possibility of contamination from operating room equipment was the potential etiologic factor of this infection. The clinical presentation of the disease was typical. The difficulty confirming the diagnosis was solved by specific culturing techniques. Successful treatment with limited debridement and irrigation combined with prolonged specific antibiotic therapy effected a long-term cure.

DOI10.1007/s00266-006-0031-x
Alternate JournalAesthetic Plast Surg
Notify Library Reference ID4727

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