First Case of Multi-Drug Resistant Fungal Infection In Breast Implant Found!
Published:July 15th, 2011
Fungal infection as a cause of breast asymmetry and capsular contracture after breast augmentation is something “out of this world” for most surgeons and practitioners alike. However, a group of doctors from the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Rome and published in the June 2011 issue of the journal Aesthetic Plastic Surgery reported a case of fungal infection in the implants of a young woman. This woman happened to receive her implants three years ago because of a bilateral tuberous anomaly of her breasts. The patient denied recent trauma or accident to her breast or any systemic infection that may trigger the growth of fungal infection in both of her breasts.
During the surgical operation, the surgeons found both implants surrounded with capsular contractures. They are also surrounded by a gelatinous, yellow-brown fluid. The surgeons irrigated the fluid and sent it to the laboratory for bacterial and fungal analysis. However, their greatest surprise was when the laboratory sent them back their final analysis of the substance they have found; It contains Candida albicans. But unlike other fungal infections, this candida infection has multi-drug resistance. Luckily, it ended up responsive to one antifungal infection: caspofungin. And after 24 months of repeated followups, no recurrence of fungal infection was seen.
Fungal infection in breast implants may be an exceptional case. However, if it did happen once, it can still happen again. Thus, to prevent this from happening in your case, follow-up with your surgeon is necessary if you happen to find some breast irregularities or some asymmetries or even some pain and discomfort within your breasts.
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