Clinical analysis of 9 cases of non-tuberculous mycobacteria infection related to medical cosmetology
YUAN Jilong
XIAO Ming
GAO Jingnan
SHI Jie
Abstract：Objective To investigate the clinical features,diagnosis and treatment of non-tuberculous mycobacterial skin and soft tissue infections after facial cosmetic surgery.Methods From January 2016 to December 2021,9 patients with nontuberculous mycobac-terial skin infection were treated in Deparement of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery,The People's Hospital of Liaoning Province.Combined with microbiological examination,color Doppler ultrasound,pathology and clinical manifestations,the diagnosis process and treatment effi-cacy were analyzed.Results The facial infection of 9 patients could be divided into mixed ulcer type,abscess type,induration type and cellulitis type.Pathology showed granulomas,with tuberculosis-like nodules in the majority.It was confirmed by bacterial culture that they were all fast-growing mycobacterial infections.All cases were cured 6 to 12 months after the combined application of sensitive antibiotics and anti-tuberculosis drugs and surgical treatment.Conclusion Rapidly growing mycobacterial infection of skin and soft tissue related to medical cosmetology is becoming more and more common,with diverse clinical manifestations,easy recurrence,long course of disease,re-sistance to multiple antibiotics,and difficult treatment.
Keywords：Medical cosmetologyNon-tuberculous mycobacteria(NTM)Skin and soft tissueFast-growing mycobacteria
Publication Date：2025-03-15
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 172-174 )