Mastitis due to Mycobacterium abscessus after body piercing

Authors
Trupiano, JK Sebek, BA Goldfarb, J Levy, LR Hall, GS Procop, GW
Citation
Jk. Trupiano et al., Mastitis due to Mycobacterium abscessus after body piercing, CLIN INF D, 33(1), 2001, pp. 131-134
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Immunology
Journal title
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
10584838 → ACNP
Volume
33
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
131 - 134
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-4838(20010701)33:1<131:MDTMAA>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
We describe a patient with granulomatous mastitis due to Mycobacterium absc essus that presented as a mass lesion and was associated with a pierced nip ple. 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.