Outbreak of persistent cutaneous abscesses due to Mycobacterium chelonae after mesotherapy sessions, Lima, Peru

César V. Munayco; Carlos G. Grijalva; Dante R. Culqui; José L. Bolarte; Luis A. Suárez-Ognio; Neyda Quispe; Roger Calderon; Luis Ascencios; Manuel Del Solar; Martín Salomón; Francisco Bravo; Eduardo Gotuzzo

doi:10.1590/S0034-89102008000100020

Outbreak of persistent cutaneous abscesses due to Mycobacterium chelonae after mesotherapy sessions, Lima, Peru

César V. Munayco
, Carlos G. Grijalva
, Dante R. Culqui
, José L. Bolarte
, Luis A. Suárez-Ognio
, Neyda Quispe
, Roger Calderon
, Luis Ascencios
, Manuel Del Solar
, Martín Salomón
, Francisco Bravo
, Eduardo Gotuzzo

Dirección General de Epidemiología
Vanderbilt University
Instituto Nacional de Salud, Lima
Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt

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Outbreaks of rapidly growing mycobacteria have been occasionally described. The article reports an outbreak of cutaneous abscesses due to Mycobacterium chelonae following mesotherapy in Lima, Peru. From December 2004 through January 2005, 35 subjects who had participated in mesotherapy training sessions presented with persistent cutaneous abscesses. Thirteen (37%) of these suspected cases consented to underwent clinical examination. Skin punch-biopsies were collected from suspicious lesions and substances injected during mesotherapy were analyzed. Suspected cases were mainly young women and lesions included subcutaneous nodules, abscesses and ulcers. Mycobacterium chelonae was isolated from four patients and from a procaine vial. In conclusion, it is important to consider mesotherapy as a potential source of rapidly growing mycobacteria infections.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	146-149
Number of pages	4
Journal	Revista de Saude Publica
Volume	42
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102008000100020
State	Published - Feb 2008
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Disease outbreaks
Mycobacterium chelonae
Mycobacterium infections, atypical
Peru

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Munayco, C. V., Grijalva, C. G., Culqui, D. R., Bolarte, J. L., Suárez-Ognio, L. A., Quispe, N., Calderon, R., Ascencios, L., Del Solar, M., Salomón, M., Bravo, F., & Gotuzzo, E. (2008). Outbreak of persistent cutaneous abscesses due to Mycobacterium chelonae after mesotherapy sessions, Lima, Peru. Revista de Saude Publica, 42(1), 146-149. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102008000100020

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Outbreak of persistent cutaneous abscesses due to Mycobacterium chelonae after mesotherapy sessions, Lima, Peru

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