Cutaneous Mycobacterium massiliense infection after body piercing

Nomura, Hisashi; Funakoshi, Takeru; Chaya, Ayaka; Tanikawa, Akiko; Miyamoto, Yuji; Ishii, Norihisa

doi:10.1684/ejd.2016.2870

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“…A total of 86 cases were identified 7–85 and included in the aggregate analysis in conjunction with the cases from our study, accounting for 94 cases in total. The details of the 94 cases are summarized in Tables 2 and 3 and Table S3.…”

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Cutaneous nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in Japan: Review of the Japanese literature

Fujishima

Tahara

Munemoto

et al. 2022

The Journal of Dermatology

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Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are acid-fast bacilli (AFB) other than Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium leprae, and are divided into rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) and slowly growing mycobacteria (SGM) based on their growth rate. They cause a wide range of infections, including cutaneous infections in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients. 1 Pulmonary NTM infections, the most frequent form of NTM infections, are increasing globally, 2 and cutaneous NTM infections have also increased nearly three-fold in 30 years since 1980 in Olmsted County, Minnesota. 3 There is also a report suggesting that the incidence of

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Cutaneous nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in Japan: Review of the Japanese literature

Fujishima

Tahara

Munemoto

et al. 2022

The Journal of Dermatology

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“…Cutaneous NTM infections have been increasingly associated with various invasive procedures even in immunocompetent individuals 1 . Cutaneous infections have been reported following trauma, surgery, liposuction, filler injection, intramuscular injection, mesotherapy, and piercing, as well as various East-Asian traditional medicines such as bee sting therapy, acupuncture, and cupping therapy 1 2 3 4 5 6 .…”

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