Facial Skin Tuberculosis by Mycobacterium abscessus
Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
;
: 127-130, 2006.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-92694
ABSTRACT
The incidence of the tuberculosis infection has decreased worldwide, but it is still easy to find the patients in some areas or some races. And it is very difficult to diagnose and treat the patients who are infected by the atypical tuberculosis. Facial skin infection by atypical tuberculosis has not been reported. We report the case of a 62-year-old woman who developed facial skin and soft tissue necrosis caused by Mycobacterium abscessus after receiving liquid silicone injections and face lift operation. We cultured the pathogenic organism and treated the wound with radical curettage, debridement, skin graft and tuberculosis medication.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Silicones
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Skin
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Tuberculosis
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Tuberculosis, Cutaneous
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Wounds and Injuries
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Rhytidoplasty
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Incidence
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Transplants
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Curettage
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Debridement
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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