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Case Reports
. 2001 Jul 1;33(1):131-4.
doi: 10.1086/320885. Epub 2001 Jun 5.

Mastitis due to Mycobacterium abscessus after body piercing

J K Trupiano  1 , B A Sebek, J Goldfarb, L R Levy, G S Hall, G W Procop
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Case Reports

Mastitis due to Mycobacterium abscessus after body piercing

J K Trupiano et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

We describe a patient with granulomatous mastitis due to Mycobacterium abscessus that presented as a mass lesion and was associated with a pierced nipple. 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.

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