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...
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2008-01-01
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| author | Hussam Al Soub Eman Al-Maslamani Mona Al-Maslamani |
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| description | 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, the increasing number of liposuction procedures done and awareness among physicians will probably result in the identification of more cases. combination antibiotic therapy with surgical drainage in more extensive diseases is essential for cure. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-85f7c515f2af4feb83b6e2728d3b6cf32025-08-20T01:58:20ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X2008-01-014101586110.1055/s-0039-1699229Mycobacterium fortuitum abdominal wall abscesses following liposuctionHussam Al Soub0Eman Al-Maslamani1Mona Al-Maslamani2Department of Internal MedicinePediatrics,Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha-QatarDepartment of Internal Medicinewe 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, the increasing number of liposuction procedures done and awareness among physicians will probably result in the identification of more cases. combination antibiotic therapy with surgical drainage in more extensive diseases is essential for cure.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1699229atypical mycobacterialiposuctionmycobacterium fortuitum |
| spellingShingle | Hussam Al Soub Eman Al-Maslamani Mona Al-Maslamani Mycobacterium fortuitum abdominal wall abscesses following liposuction Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery atypical mycobacteria liposuction mycobacterium fortuitum |
| title | Mycobacterium fortuitum abdominal wall abscesses following liposuction |
| title_full | Mycobacterium fortuitum abdominal wall abscesses following liposuction |
| title_fullStr | Mycobacterium fortuitum abdominal wall abscesses following liposuction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mycobacterium fortuitum abdominal wall abscesses following liposuction |
| title_short | Mycobacterium fortuitum abdominal wall abscesses following liposuction |
| title_sort | mycobacterium fortuitum abdominal wall abscesses following liposuction |
| topic | atypical mycobacteria liposuction mycobacterium fortuitum |
| url | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1699229 |
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