Abstract

PEREZ DE LA FUENTE, Teresa; BLANCO TERES, Lara  and  LOPESINO, José María. Breast implant infection by Haemophilus influenzae. Cir. plást. iberolatinoam. [online]. 2021, vol.47, n.1, pp.59-62.  Epub Aug 02, 2021. ISSN 1989-2055.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/s0376-78922021000100008.

We present the case of a patient with breast implant for mammary reconstruction after mastectomy, that shows implant infection caused by Haemophilus influenzae.

Patient came to our hospital with an acute mammary implant infection that was removed. She only referred a respiratory infection 15 days before.

We haven´t found nowadays a previous case of breast implant infection associated to Haemophilus influenzae.

Keywords : Breast prosthesis; Breast implant; Mammary implant infection; Breast implant infection; Haemophilus influenzae.

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