Mycobacterium abscessus cellulitis and multifocal abscesses of the breasts in a transsexual from illicit intramammary injections of silicone

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 450-454

  Fox, Lindy Peta ^a   Geyer, Adam S ^a   Husain, Sameera ^a   Della Latta, Phyllis ^a   Grossman, Marc E ^a,b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOXITIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; SILICONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BREAST ABSCESS; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; DEBRIDEMENT; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FEVER; HIRSUTISM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MASTECTOMY; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; POLYARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENOSYNOVITIS; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1542344330     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2003.09.008     Document Type: Article

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