A Woman with Plaques: Atypical Mycobacterial Infection Case Report

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Taylor Jones
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Lamar Hardy
Stephen Schleicher
Hugh Lyford

Keywords

PPC, Mycobacterium, Phosphatidylcholine, Lipolysis, Self-injection

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.

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Sep 15, 2024
DOI https://doi.org/10.25251/skin.8.5.23

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Jones, T., Hardy, L., Schleicher, S. and Lyford, H. 2024. A Woman with Plaques: Atypical Mycobacterial Infection Case Report. SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine. 8, 5 (Sep. 2024), 1899–1901. DOI:https://doi.org/10.25251/skin.8.5.23.
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Vol. 8 No. 5 (2024): September 2024 Issue
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SKINmages: Clinical Images in Dermatology
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