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. 2013 Oct 16;13:479. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-479

Table 2.

Summary data of facial skin and soft tissue infection by rapidly growing mycobacterium after cosmetic procedures in the literature

Case Sex/Age Type of procedure Site Microbiologic finding Reference
1
F/67
Autologous fat graft
Both cheek
M. abscessus
[4]
2
F/50
Autologous fat graft
Both cheek
M. conceptionense
[4]
3
F/50
Filler injection
Glabellar area
M. fortuitum
[4]
4
M/66
Autologous fat graft
Forehead
M. abscessus
[4]
5
F/50
Liposuction and lipoinjection
Both cheek
M. conceptionenese
[6]
6
F/50
Filler injection
Right cheek
M. chelonae
[8]
7 F/56 Filler injection and accusculpt lipolysis Right cheek M.wolinskyi Current case

M: male; F: female.