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Case Reports
. 2016 Jun 9;8(6):e634.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.634.

Mixed Mycobacterium Avium-Intracellulare and Serratia Marcescens Cellulitis of the Breast in an HIV-Negative Patient with Breast Cancer: A Case Report

Andreas Kyvernitakis  1 , Jacques Azzi  2 , Dimitrios P Kontoyiannis  1
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Mixed Mycobacterium Avium-Intracellulare and Serratia Marcescens Cellulitis of the Breast in an HIV-Negative Patient with Breast Cancer: A Case Report

Andreas Kyvernitakis et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAI) causes pulmonary infection in patients with chronic lung diseases or severe T-cell deficiency. Cutaneous manifestations caused by MAI are rare and the few cases reported describe mostly patients with hematologic malignancies who were treated with highly immunosuppressive agents. Herein, we report a case of a breast cancer survivor who developed chronic breast cellulitis due to MAI, following localized breast cancer treatment.

Keywords: breast cancer; nontuberculous mycobacterium; skin infection.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Breast seroma infected with Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare and Serratia marcescens
Lateral and close-up views of the skin manifestations attributed to Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare and Serratia marcescens at: A. Four weeks of treatment. B. 10 weeks of treatment. C. 12 months after the end of treatment.
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