Recurrent pocket infection due to Mycobacterium chelonae at the site of an explanted cardiac implantable electrical device in proximity to a long-standing tattoo

HeartRhythm Case Rep. 2016 Jan 25;2(2):132-134. doi: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2015.10.012. eCollection 2016 Feb.

Authors

John Whitaker¹, William Rickaby², Alistair Robson², Farrah Bakr³, Jonathan White³, C Aldo Rinaldi¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, St Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
² Department of Dermatopathology, St John's Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
³ St John's Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

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Keywords: Cardiac implantable electrical device; Extraction; Infection; Mycobacterium.

Publication types

Case Reports