Brian R Toy1, Paul Jarrod Frank. 1. Department of Dermatology, New York University Medical Center, 560 1st Avenue, H-100, New York, NY 10016, USA. dr_toy@yahoo.com
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Illicit soft-tissue augmentation performed in New York City resulted in an outbreak of Mycobacterium abscessus infection in 2002. OBJECTIVE: To report two cases of women who developed tender, subcutaneous nodules of the face and buttocks after illicit soft-tissue augmentation with a hyaluronic acid derivative. METHODS: Two case reports are presented, and the literature is reviewed. RESULTS: Empiric treatment with clarithromycin (for M. abscessus infection) and prednisone (for foreign body reaction) resulted in clearance of lesions. CONCLUSION: Contaminated or impure material used for soft-tissue augmentation can result in a clustered outbreak of infection or foreign body reaction.
BACKGROUND: Illicit soft-tissue augmentation performed in New York City resulted in an outbreak of Mycobacterium abscessus infection in 2002. OBJECTIVE: To report two cases of women who developed tender, subcutaneous nodules of the face and buttocks after illicit soft-tissue augmentation with a hyaluronic acid derivative. METHODS: Two case reports are presented, and the literature is reviewed. RESULTS: Empiric treatment with clarithromycin (for M. abscessus infection) and prednisone (for foreign body reaction) resulted in clearance of lesions. CONCLUSION: Contaminated or impure material used for soft-tissue augmentation can result in a clustered outbreak of infection or foreign body reaction.
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