Mycobacterium fortuitum abdominal wall abscesses following liposuction

Mycobacterium fortuitum abdominal wall abscesses following liposuction

We describe here a case of abdominal abscesses due to Mycobacterium fortuitum following liposuction. The abscesses developed three months after the procedure and diagnosis was delayed for five months. The clues for diagnosis were persistent pus discharge in spite of broad spectrum antibiotics and failure to grow any organisms on routine culture. This condition has been rarely reported; however,...

Mycobacterium fortuitum infection following neck liposuction: A case report.

MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM is considered a ubiquitous, rapidly growing atypical mycobacterium readily isolated from soil, water, domestic and wild animals, milk, and foods. 1 Although originally believed to be a saprophyte, M. fortuitum has become rarely associated with human infections. Most commonly, reported clinical infections are postsurgical, cutaneous, or pulmonary. 2 The rise in clinical s...

Mycobacterium Fortuitum in Abscesses of Man.

Myco. fortuitum was isolated from subcutaneous abscesses of two patients who had been inoculated with B.C.G. and one patient who had iron injections. The organisms were resistant to a wide range of anti-tuberculous drugs. They were highly virulent for mice in which they produced symptoms of spinning disease. It is thought that the infections originated from contamination of syringes or skin.

DIEP breast reconstruction following multiple abdominal liposuction procedures

OBJECTIVE Previous abdominal wall surgery is viewed as a contraindication to abdominal free tissue transfer. We present two patients who underwent multiple abdominal liposuction procedures, followed by successful free deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap. We review the literature pertaining to reliability of abdominal free flaps in those with previous abdominal surgery. METHODS Rev...

Mycobacterium fortuitum infection following patellar tendon repair: a case report.