title: Sporotrichoid pyogenic bacterial infection.
abstract: Two cases of pyogenic bacterial infection, which initially resembled lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis are reported. In case 1, Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus group A were cultured from the lesion and in case 2, S. aureus alone. Histologically, botryomyotic grains were identified in case 2; this patient had diffuse normolipidemic plane xanthoma. With oral administration of cefaclor, the cutaneous lesions dramatically improved in both cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mochizuki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002433:Cefaclor / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes
chemical_list: D002433:Cefaclor