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

Abstract

Key Clinical Message 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

• complex infection
• Mycobacterium chelonae
• nontuberculous mycobacterium
• stem cells