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C) Wound infection over both upper eyelids of a 36-year-old woman; the infection developed 1 week after cosmetic surgery. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Other less common CT findings include: air-space consolidation lobar volume loss pleural thickening mediastinal lymphadenopathy Treatment and prognosis M. abscessus is resistant to many antibiotics and thus is very difficult to treat. [radiopaedia.org]

Disseminated Diseases and Bacteremia Disseminated M. abscessus complex infections, such as lymphadenopathy, SSTIs, pulmonary infections, and bacteremia, are on the rise ( 23 ), and bacteremia caused by M. abscessus complex is most often associated with [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A recent retrospective investigation evaluated the clinical and microbiologic outcome in 107 patients with M. abscessus lung disease, treated with antibiotic combination therapy (4.6 drugs per patient, with a median duration of intravenous administration [omicsonline.org]

The drugs of choice for initial intravenous administration are amikacin (25 mg/kg 3 /wk) plus cefoxitin (up to 12 g/d given in divided doses) or amikacin (25 mg/kg 3 /wk) plus imipenem (500 mg 2–4 /wk) ( 2 ). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Case Presentation An 85-year-old woman admitted to the hospital due to productive cough, dyspnea, fever, night sweats, weigh lost, hemoptysis, chest pain, anorexia, vomiting, and hematuria is presented here. [intjinfection.com]

anorexia, nausea, or diarrhea) associated with oral antibiotic usage after discharge from the hospital occurred in 14 (22%) patients. [atsjournals.org]

M. abscessus complex skin infection have diverse presentations, including cutaneous nodules (usually tender), erythematous papules/pustules, and papular eruptions or abscesses ( Figure 4 ) ( 19 ). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Skin lesions caused by Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. abscessus. A) Diffuse erythematous papular eruptions on the face and bilateral cervical lymphadenitis in a middle-aged man. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

B) A circumscribed subcutaneous nodule with pus discharge on the right arm of a 12-year-old boy. C) Wound infection over both upper eyelids of a 36-year-old woman; the infection developed 1 week after cosmetic surgery. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

M. abscessus complex skin infection have diverse presentations, including cutaneous nodules (usually tender), erythematous papules/pustules, and papular eruptions or abscesses ( Figure 4 ) ( 19 ). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Case Presentation An 85-year-old woman admitted to the hospital due to productive cough, dyspnea, fever, night sweats, weigh lost, hemoptysis, chest pain, anorexia, vomiting, and hematuria is presented here. [intjinfection.com]

Case Presentation An 85-year-old woman admitted to the hospital due to productive cough, dyspnea, fever, night sweats, weigh lost, hemoptysis, chest pain, anorexia, vomiting, and hematuria is presented here. [intjinfection.com]

Central Nervous System Infections Central nervous system (CNS) infections caused by M. abscessus complex are rare, but when they do occur, meningitis and cerebral abscesses are the most common manifestations ( Figure 5 ). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]