Recurrent Mycobacterium fortuitum insulin injection site abscesses

J Paediatr Child Health. 2018 Mar;54(3):316-318. doi: 10.1111/jpc.13788. Epub 2017 Nov 23.

Authors

Velda Xy Han¹, Kah-Yin Loke^{1

2}, Si-Min Chan^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Khoo Teck Puat-National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Health System, Singapore.
² Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

PMID: 29168906
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.13788

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abscess / etiology*
Child
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / complications
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / drug therapy
Drug Contamination
Equipment Contamination
Humans
Injections / adverse effects*
Insulin / administration & dosage*
Male
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / etiology*
Mycobacterium fortuitum*
Recurrence
Risk Factors
Skin Diseases, Bacterial / etiology*
Water Microbiology

Substances

Insulin