LATE CLOSTRIDIUM-PERFRINGENS BREAST IMPLANT INFECTION AFTER DENTAL TREATMENT

Late infection is rare after breast augmentation. Pathogenesis is usua lly implant seeding caused by bacteremia as a consequence of anteceden t distant infections or medical/dental procedures. Reported is the fir st case of late implant infection, after extensive dental treatment, c aused by Clostridium perfringens, an anaerobic pathogen commonly prese nt in the human gastrointestinal tract. Prompt diagnosis and early ant ibiotic treatment of all bacterial infections, and serious considerati on of antibiotic prophylaxis for all bacteremia-producing procedures, is essential for breast implant patients.