Mycobacterium fortuitum breast infection following nipple-piercing, mimicking carcinoma

Breast Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 363-365

  Lewis, Chris G ^a   Wells, Matthew K ^a   Jennings, William C ^a,b  

^a University of Oklahoma Tulsa College of Medicine   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body piercing; Breast infection; Granulomatous mastitis; Mycobacterium; Mycobacterium fortuitum

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFOXITIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AUTOMUTILATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CARCINOMA; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; EXCISION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MASTITIS; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; NIPPLE PIERCING; REVIEW;

ADULT; BIOPSY; BODY PIERCING; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTITIS; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; NIPPLES;

EID: 3142757187     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1075-122X.2004.21393.x     Document Type: Review

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