Mastitis due to Mycobacterium abscessus after body piercing.

Trupiano, J K; Sebek, B A; Goldfarb, J; Levy, L R; Hall, G S; Procop, G W · Clin Infect Dis · 2001

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We describe a patient with granulomatous mastitis due to Mycobacterium abscessus that presented as a mass lesion and was associated with a pierced nipple. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of mastitis due to M. abscessus and the first association of this organism with body piercing.

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