MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS: AN UNUSUAL CAUSE OF BREAST ABSCESS
*Vineeta Sharma, Archana Angrup, Kamal Shrivastva, Dig Vijay Singh, Anil Kanga MD (Microbiology)
ABSTRACT
Rapidly growing mycobacteria are ubiquitous in nature and can be found in soil, dust and water. Mycobacterium
abscessus most often presents as a chronic lung disease or as skin and soft tissue infection after trauma or surgery. It
has also been implicated in post injection abscesses. We are here presenting a rare case of breast abscess due to M.
abscessus in an immunocompetent woman in the North Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. To our knowledge this is
the first case of breast abscess by M.abscessus from this part of India.
Keywords: Breast abscess, M.abscessus,non tuberculous mycobacteria.
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