Non-typhoidal Salmonella soft-tissue infection after gender affirming subcutaneous mastectomy case report

Branden T Barger; Mikhail Pakvasa; Melinda Lem; Aishu Ramamurthi; Shadi Lalezari; Cathy Tang

doi:10.1080/23320885.2023.2185621

Non-typhoidal Salmonella soft-tissue infection after gender affirming subcutaneous mastectomy case report

Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2023 Mar 6;10(1):2185621. doi: 10.1080/23320885.2023.2185621. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Branden T Barger¹, Mikhail Pakvasa², Melinda Lem³, Aishu Ramamurthi⁴, Shadi Lalezari², Cathy Tang²

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA.
² Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of California, Orange, CA, USA.
³ School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.
⁴ Medical College of Wisconsin, Affiliated Hospitals, Inc., Graduate Medical Education, Milwaukee, WI, USA.

Abstract

We present a case of a 32-year-old transgender male who underwent chest masculinization, complicated by purulent soft tissue infection of bilateral chest incisions. Cultures tested positive for non-typhoidal Salmonella, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Herein, we discuss multiple factors contributing to the complexity of treating this patient's clinical course.

Keywords: Chest masculinization; case report; salmonella; top surgery; transgender health.

Publication types

Case Reports