Sami DOĞAN, İdris ŞAHİN, İsmet ÖZAYDIN, Mustafa YILDIRIM

Recurrent breast abscess caused by corynebacterium amycolatum: A case report

Özet: Corynebacterium cinsi meme apsesine seyrek olarak neden olmakta ve Corynebacterium amycolatum literatürde nadiren bildirilmektedir. Bu vakada, biz immun fonksiyonları normal olan 39 yaşındaki bir hastada Corynebacterium amycolatum’un neden olduğu tekrarlayan meme apsesi olgusu bildiriyoruz. Patolojik olarak granülomatoz mastit tanısı konan hasta, insizyon, direnaj ve ampisilin-sulbaktam ile tedavi edildi. Bilgilerimize göre, bu Corynebacterium amycolatum’ un neden olduğu ikinci meme apsesi raporudur.

Corynebacterium amycolatum’un neden olduğu tekrarlayan meme apsesi: Bir olgu sunumu

Abstract: Corynebacterium species are an uncommon cause of breast abscess, and Corynebacterium amycolatum is rarely described in the literature. In the present case, we report recurrent breast abscess caused by C. amycolatum in a 39-year-old patient with normal immune function. Pathological diagnosis was granulomatous mastitis. The patient was treated with incision and drainage and ampicillin-sulbactam treatment. To our knowledge, this is the second report of breast abscess caused by C. amycolatum.

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