Botryomycosis.
Botryomycosis is a chronic, granulomatous, infectious disease caused by several genera of bacteria with the formation of grains. The factors involved in its development are low virulence, an intermediate inoculum, and the immunologic status of the host. The pathogenesis of the disease is not well established, but the Splendore-Hoeppli phenomenon, which explains the formation of grains and the antigen-antibody reaction that characterizes the disease, is involved. Diagnosing botryomycosis includes clinical suspicion and microbiologic studies. Isolation of the causative agent and susceptibility tests are essential to provide appropriate treatment.
Mycology Section, Centro Dermatológico Dr. Ladislao de la Pascua, Mexico, DF, Mexico.
Carmen
C
Padilla-Desgarennes
Denisse
D
Vázquez-González
Alexandro
A
Bonifaz
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