A Woman with Plaques: Atypical Mycobacterial Infection Case Report
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Cosmetic enhancement products administered by injection are readily available online. These materials circumvent both the quality control manufacturing process and physician supervision. One of the most serious complications is infection with Mycobacterium abscessus. Described is the case of a forty-six-year-old female who purchased a compound promoted for dermal injection and subsequently developed a persistent skin infection with M. abscessus.
DOI: 10.25251/skin.8.5.23
Authors: Taylor Jones, Lamar Hardy, Stephen Schleicher, Hugh Lyford
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4402548029