Abscesses: A Return to The Early 20th Century or a Consequence of New,

To the Editor—There are increasing reports of cutaneous infections due to rapidly growing mycobacteria after plastic surgery procedures (eg, liposuc-tion and mammoplasty) and after in-sulin injections, acupuncture, tattoos, or mesotherapy [1]. By contrast, even the common illicit use of injectable liquid silicone in pure or adulterated form for soft-tissue augmentation is associated with iatrogenic infections with rapidly growing mycobacteria [2]. We have recently isolated Mycobacte-rium tuberculosis from gluteus abscesses of 5 Brazilian transgender human im