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Case reportAesthetic surgery journal. Open forum · 2026

Mycobacterium fortuitum Infection in Breast Implant and Rib Osteomyelitis: A Case Report and Review of Literature.

Paola Andrea Kafury Goeta, Mauricio Zuluaga Botero, Federico Reina Ramírez
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Breast implant Mycobacterium fortuitum infections with rib osteomyelitis are exceedingly rare.

Mycobacterium fortuitum Infection in Breast Implant and Rib Osteomyelitis: A Case Report and Review of Literature.

Paola Andrea Kafury Goeta … Federico Reina Ramírez
Aesthetic surgery journal. Open forum · 2026
Background

Breast implant-associated Mycobacterium fortuitum infections with presumed rib osteomyelitis are exceedingly rare, with fewer than 7 cases reported globally.

Methods

We report the first documented case from Latin America, identified through systematic review of PubMed and SciELO databases.

n = 7 cases
fewer than 7 cases
Results
fewer than 7 cases
globally, very few reported cases of breast implant infections causing rib bone damage
n = 7 cases
More results

A 25-year-old woman with no predisposing comorbidities underwent mastopexy and breast augmentation with a retropectoral silicone implant.

She developed a persistent left breast wound unresponsive to conventional treatment at an outside institution and was referred to our center ∼14 months postoperatively with a chronic fistula and rib exposure.

More results

At 8-year follow-up, the patient reported satisfaction with the aesthetic result.

This case emphasizes the importance of maintaining clinical suspicion for nontuberculous mycobacterial infection in chronic nonhealing wounds following breast implant surgery, even in immunocompetent patients without identifiable risk factors.

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Conclusion

Level of Evidence: 5 (Therapeutic) For image description, please refer to the figure legend and surrounding text.

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