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Med Cutan Iber Lat Am 2008; 36 (1)

Cutaneous botryomycosis

Ramírez-Santos A, Aguilar-Bernier M, Sánchez-Aguilar D, Marino HM, Toribio J

Language: Spanish
References: 14
Page: 23-26
PDF size: 236.29 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Botryomycosis is an uncommon, chronic, granulomatous, suppurative disease characterized by the presence of abscess containing granules with the causative bacterias. This infection can involve skin alone or in association with visceral organs. Trauma, foreign bodies and immunodeficiency predispose for the disease, but botryomycosis may develop in apparently helathy individuals.
We report a woman with lesions in the patellar area following local trauma with no immunodeficiency, as a predisposing factor. We emphasize the difficulty for the diagnosis of this entity and the limited response to different treatments.


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