Recurrent mycobacterial breast abscesses complicating reconstruction

British Journal of Plastic Surgery
J RimmerD Gault

Abstract

We present a patient with mycobacterial infection of the breast and subsequent mastectomy. After initial reconstruction, she developed multiple recurrent abscesses around the flap. This necessitated further debridement and a second reconstruction. This case demonstrates the need to beware mycobacterial infection in patients undergoing breast reconstruction, especially after recurrent "sterile" abscesses.

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