Mycobacterium fortuitum abscess following breast nipple piercing
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Mycobacterium fortuitum breast abscess after nipple piercing.
Case A 21-year-old HIV-negative woman underwent nipple piercing in April 2008. During the summer of 2008, she swam in what she described as “nasty algae water.” She developed a painless lump in her left breast 1 month later. She denied experiencing any fever, chills, night sweats, or weight loss. On examination, she had a 2 × 3–cm painless mass at the 3-o’clock position of her left breast, whic...
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عنوان ژورنال: IDCases
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2214-2509
DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00847