A young woman with Mycobacterium chelonae complex infection caused by facial stem cell injection

Kun-Jie Li; Song-Fa Lin; Yan-Ni Guo; Tian-Xing Xu; Chao Ji

doi:10.1002/ccr3.8569

A young woman with Mycobacterium chelonae complex infection caused by facial stem cell injection

Clin Case Rep. 2024 Apr 11;12(4):e8569. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.8569. eCollection 2024 Apr.

Authors

Kun-Jie Li¹, Song-Fa Lin¹, Yan-Ni Guo¹, Tian-Xing Xu¹, Chao Ji²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University Quanzhou Fujian China.
² Department of Dermatology The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University Fuzhou Fujian China.

Abstract

In outpatient settings, Mycobacterium chelonae complex infection brought on by cosmetic injections are rather uncommon. We came across a case of infection brought on by a commercial stem cell injection.

Keywords: Mycobacterium chelonae; complex infection; nontuberculous mycobacterium; stem cells.

Publication types

Case Reports