A Case of Botryomycosis at the Excoriation Site in a Patient with Chronic Eczema / 대한피부과학회지

ABSTRACT

Botryomycosis is a chronic, granulomatous and suppurative infection. The skin is the most frequently affected organ. The most common species is Staphylococcus aureus, followed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Clinically, the skin lesions most commonly affect the hands and feet and they can appear as nodules, ulcers, sinuses, fistulae and verrucous plaques. Histopathologic examination reveals grains with surrounding eosinophilic material and inflammatory cells. We report here on a case of botryomycosis at the excoriation site in a 90-year-old female patient with chronic eczema.