Necrotizing Skin and Soft Tissue Infection due to Mycobacteria Wolinskyi Following Abdominoplasty

Eman EL-Sawalhy^1, , Wehbi Hnayni¹, Abir Tawil² and Hanady Daas³

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Dearborn, MI

²Department of Pathology, Beaumont Hospital, Dearborn, MI

³Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine Beaumont Hospital, Dearborn, MI

Cite this paper:
Eman EL-Sawalhy, Wehbi Hnayni, Abir Tawil and Hanady Daas. Necrotizing Skin and Soft Tissue Infection due to Mycobacteria Wolinskyi Following Abdominoplasty. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2021; 9(4):226-228. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-9-4-5

Abstract

Mycobacteria Wolinskyi is a rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacterium (RGM) that is associated with skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI) following cosmetic surgeries. The infections vary in severity and treatment requires a prolonged course of antibiotics as well as surgical intervention. Around 20 cases have been reported worldwide, only a handful in the United States. In this case report, we present a case of a 30-year-old woman with severe necrotizing infection due to M. Wolinskyi following abdominoplasty abroad.

Keywords:
M.Wolinskyi Cosmetic surgeries necrotizing tissue infections

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