Atypical mycobacterium Infections After Laparoscopic Surgery- M.chelona , M. Fortuitum, etc —An Avoidable suffering of the Patient The presentation can be described in a few stages. The first stage is characterized by tender nodules which appear 4 weeks after the laparoscopic surgery and projects out in the vicinity of the port site. During the second stage, the nodules get bigger in size, become more tender and inflamed and eventually form a sinus discharging white pus.
In the third stage of infection, there is a reduction of pain following discharge of pus with necrosis of overlying skin. In the fourth stage, the area develops into a chronic sinus discharging white fluid followed by the fifth stage where the area darkens with necrosed skin. If left untreated, the infection can continue for months and multiple nodules appear in different areas. A) Infections with atypical…
