Outbreak of Mycobacterium haemophilum infections after permanent makeup of the eyebrows.
- Giulieri S Infectious Diseases Service, Department of Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, Switzerland. stefano.giulieri@chuv.ch
- Morisod B
- Edney T
- Odman M
- Genné D
- Malinverni R
- Hammann C
- Musumeci E
- Voide C
- Greub G
- Masserey E
- Bille J
- Cavassini M
- Jaton K
- 2011-01-25
Published in:
- Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. - 2011
Disease Outbreaks
Eyebrows
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium Infections
Mycobacterium haemophilum
Tattooing
Tuberculosis, Lymph Node
English
We report a Mycobacterium haemophilum outbreak after permanent make-up of the eyebrows performed by the same freelance artist. Twelve patients presented an eyebrow lesion and cervical lymphadenitis. All were treated with antibiotics. Surgery was required in 10 cases. M. haemophilum DNA was identified in the make-up ink.
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- English
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- bronze
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- DOI 10.1093/cid/ciq191
- PMID 21258102
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/181818
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