descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Aug 2004 English Publisher:Oxford University Press (OUP)Journal:Aesthetic Surgery Journal, volume 24, pages 342-345 (issn: 1090-820X,

Authors: Alfred T Mitchell; Rodrigo B Fonseca; Mark S. Granick; Kevin R. Knox;

doi: 10.1016/j.asj.2004.04.003

pmid: 19336177

Infection with nontuberculous mycobacterium after injection of adulterated silicone fluid

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A 57-year-old woman presented with a predominantly right-sided cellulitic area of her buttock after receiving multiple bilateral silicone injections in the buttocks. The workup revealed subcutaneous infection with rapidly growing mycobacteria. Surgical management and etiologic factors are discussed, and a review of the literature is presented.

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