Surgical Site Infection Caused by Mycobacterium Septicum Following Blepharoplasty.

Background: M fortuitum and M chelonae are commonly reported in surgical site infections caused by nontuberculous mycobacterium, but M septicum is rarely known. Herein, the authors report the first case of surgical site infection caused by M septicum in an immunocompetent patient after blepharoplasty.

Methods: A 37-year-old woman had persisting bilateral masses on the upper eyelids at 3 months after a blepharoplasty.