Cutaneous botryomycosis. Report of the two first Uruguayan cases: relato dos dois primeiros casos no Uruguai Botriomicose cutânea

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 pathog...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Ismael A. Conti-Diaz, Edgardo A. Almeida, Mariela Rondan, Gabriela Algorta, Marta Otero
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1996
Subjects:
Botryomycosis
Staphylococcus aureus
Granules
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651996000500010
https://doaj.org/article/5fafba05370541feacf1b1529d02606a
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Summary: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. Apresentamos os dois primeiros doentes de Botriomicose tegumentar no Uruguai. Ambos doentes eram adultos do sexo masculino. Um tinha lesão isolada abscedida. No outro as lesões eram múltiplas e algumas fistulizadas. Em ambos doentes o agente etiológico isolado foi Staphylococcus aureus. No primeiro doente, além disso, foi isolado Pseudomonas aeruginosa na recidiva. Comentários gerais são feitos sobre o diagnóstico e patogenia da doença.

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