Cutaneous botryomycosis. Report of the two first Uruguayan cases.
The first two Uruguayan cases of botryomycosis were diagnosed in white adult male patients with cutaneous lesions. Staphylococcus aureus was the etiologic agent in both cases. In one of them, however, Pseudomonas aeruginosa was also identified during relapse. General comments on diagnosis and pathogenesis of the disease are made.
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Department of Parasitology, Institut of Hygiene, School of Medicine, Montevideo, Uruguay.
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014583:Uruguay