title: Incidental renal botryomycosis in a nonfunctioning kidney.
abstract: Botryomycosis is a unique form of bacterial infection, closely mimicking actinomycosis. The usual site of occurrence is the skin and renal botryomycosis is very rare. The most common organism is Staphylococcus aureus which can be identified using Gram stain and confirmed by culture. Early and accurate diagnosis can ensure appropriate antibiotic therapy. We present a young lady diagnosed to have incidental botryomycosis of the kidney, following nephrectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal 576104, India.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal 576104, India.
authors.forename: Bhavna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nayal
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal 576104, India.
authors.forename: Bhawna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nagel
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, KMC, Manipal University, Manipal 576104, India.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thomas