<i>Mycobacterium goodii</i> infection associated with bilateral breast tissue expanders

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Authors

Caitlyn Hollingshead · Office of Infectious Diseases

Nicole Hubbard · ProMedica Toledo Hospital

Abstract

A woman in her 50s with a medical history of bilateral mastectomy due to breast cancer and a history of prior streptococcal infection involving breast expanders requiring removal within the last year presented to the hospital after a motor vehicle accident. Infectious diseases consultation was

Topics & Keywords

Mycobacterium research and diagnosis Infectious Diseases and Mycology Actinomycetales infections and treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: BMJ Case Reports

Volume 17, Issue 2, pp. e256117-e256117

DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2023-256117

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