Non-tubecrulosis mycobacterium infections were increasinglyreported either pulmonary or extrapulmonary in thepast decades. In Taiwan, we noticed several reports aboutthe soft tissue infections caused by rapid growing mycobacteriumsuch as Mycobacterium abscessus, Mycobacteriumchelonae, on newspaper, magazines, or the multimedia.
Most of them occurred after a plastic surgery, andmedical or non-medical procedures. Here, we reported twocases of these infections following medical procedures. Wealso discussed common features and the clinical course ofthe disease, the characteristics of the infected site, and thetreatment strategy. The literatures were also reviewed, andthe necessity of the treatment guidelines was discussed.