Disseminated cutaneous botryomycosis--an unexpected diagnosis after 20-years' duration.

Clin Exp Dermatol

Department of Dermatology, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, Paris, France.

Published: May 1994

A 35-year-old man presented with nodular suppurative lesions of the buttocks and the neck evolving over 20 years. A diagnosis of botryomycosis was established. Staphylococcus aureus, Acinetobacter baumanii and coagulase negative Staphylococcus were isolated from the biopsy specimen. Surgical excision was performed with success on the buttock.

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