Infección protésica mamaria por Mycobacteriumfortuitum en una paciente con lupus eritematoso sistémico

in recent decades there has been an increase in the number of breast implants for reconstruction and cosmetic purposes. infection is a severe complication mostly caused by staphylococcus aureus or coagulase-negative staphylococci. mycobacteria are an infrequent cause of infection in this type of surgery. we describe a case of mycobacterium fortuitum infection in a patient with lupus, subjected to a prosthetic replacement. these patients are more prone to unusual opportunistic infections. treatment always requires both removal of prosthetic material and antibiotic therapy.