Mycobacterium avium infection in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and a solid silicone buttock implant.

Kaplan, A; Orsetti, K E; Kuzon, W M · Ann Plast Surg · 1996

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A 31-year-old female patient with both acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and a solid silicone buttock implant presented with fever. Using ultrasound-guided aspiration of the periprosthetic space, a diagnosis of Mycobacterium avium complex infection involving the implant was made. The implant was surgically removed and the patient had a resolution of her fevers while treated with ethambutol, rifabutin, ciprofloxacin, and clarithromycin.

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