J Wound Manag Res.  2019 Mar;15(1):35-38. 10.22467/jwmr.2019.00563.

A Rare Case of Infectious Costochondritis Following Breast Surgery: Pseudomonal Infection Related Costochondritis

• Hong SW
• Lee DW
• Choi HJ

• KMID: 2469759
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.22467/jwmr.2019.00563

Abstract

Breast augmentation is among the most commonly performed cosmetic surgical procedures. Infections that arise after breast implant surgery can range from simple wound infections to periprosthetic infections. The published management algorithms for infection following breast augmentation indicate a need for surgeon awareness of complications, including infection, seroma, skin necrosis, device exposure, and capsular contracture. This paper reports a rare case of infective costochondritis following breast surgery in a 31-year-old woman that progressed to a continuous inflammatory course after implant removal.

Keyword

Surgical wound infection; Mammaplasty; Breast; Tietze's syndrome

MeSH Terms

Adult
Breast Implants
Breast*
Contracture
Female
Humans
Mammaplasty
Necrosis
Seroma
Skin
Surgical Wound Infection
Tietze's Syndrome
Wound Infection