title: Cutaneous botryomycosis.
abstract: We report four cases of cutaneous botryomycosis. The predisposing factors included alcoholism, diabetes, and trauma. Clinically, the patients had nodules, suppurative plaques, or ulcers. In two cases, Staphylococcus aureus was cultured. In one case Neisseria species was cultured and in another a coagulase-negative Staphylococcus and Corynebacterium species were the only organism cultured. All patients responded to systemic antibiotic therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Mehregan
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Anhalt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009343:Neisseria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification