Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons  2006;33(1):127-130

Facial Skin Tuberculosis by Mycobacterium abscessus.

Hee Chang AHN 1 ; Eui Hwan BAIK ; Jung Kun OH ; Kun Yeong SUNG

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Keywords

Skin tuberculosis; Mycobacterium abscessus

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

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.