2008
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2008.00638.x
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Body Piercing Complicated by Atypical Mycobacterial Infections

Abstract: Body piercing is a growing trend, especially in young people, but the literature on complications of piercing consists mostly of case reports involving ear piercing. Previous reported complications of piercing include contact dermatitis, keloids, traumatic tearing, viral transmission, and bacterial infections. We report two patients who presented with atypical mycobacterial infections of body piercing sites. It is important to recognize the association of piercing and mycobacterial infections so that tissue ca… Show more

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“…AFB: acid-fast bacilli NTM: nontuberculous mycobacteria RGM: rapidly growing mycobacteria plastic surgery, 16 laser resurfacing, 17 liposuction, [18][19][20][21][22] body piercing, 23 and pedicures. [24][25][26][27] A case report, 28 a confirmed outbreak, 29 and a suspected outbreak 30 have been described in association with tattoos.…”
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“…AFB: acid-fast bacilli NTM: nontuberculous mycobacteria RGM: rapidly growing mycobacteria plastic surgery, 16 laser resurfacing, 17 liposuction, [18][19][20][21][22] body piercing, 23 and pedicures. [24][25][26][27] A case report, 28 a confirmed outbreak, 29 and a suspected outbreak 30 have been described in association with tattoos.…”
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“…Auch Piercing-Wunden können durch Infektionen durch NTM kompliziert werden [6,31,[46][47][48], seltener scheint dies bei Tattoos der Fall zu sein [49].…”
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“…Piercing-assoziierte Infektionen können sich als Knötchen, Schwellung, aber auch als Mastitis manifestieren [6,31,46,48].…”
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