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Summary
Mycobacterium fortuitum is a non-tuberculous mycobacterium found in the soil and water of most regions of the world, and it can cause disease in immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts. We present a 52-year-old man who developed a scalp abscess under a free flap for cranium coverage after a motor vehicle accident. Culture of material drained from the abscess grew M. fortuitum.
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Contributors All authors contributed sufficiently to the project to be included as authors, and all who are qualified to be authors are thus listed. BDS and INL compiled the initial draft of the manuscript. IADC provided with the final draft and initial revision and obtained consent. GMA provided with the final revision and acts as guarantor.
Competing interests None declared.
Patient consent Obtained.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.