Anaerobic botryomycosis.

Journal of clinical microbiology ·Vol. 11 ·No. 2 ·1980-02-00 ·Pages 184-5

Schlossberg D, Keeney GE, Lifton LJ, Azizhkan RG

Abstract

Botryomycosis ofthe liver developed in a patient receiving corticosteroid therapy. The botyromycosis was caused by Propionibacterium acnes, which grew only anaerobically. The patient was successfully treated medically and at followup is asymptomatic.

MeSH Terms

Anaerobiosis Bacterial Infections/diagnosis,drug therapy,microbiology Female Humans Liver Diseases/drug therapy,etiology,microbiology Middle Aged Penicillin G/therapeutic use Propionibacterium acnes/growth & development,isolation & purification

Chemicals

Penicillin G

Authors & Affiliations

4 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Schlossberg D

Keeney G E

Lifton L J

Azizhkan R G

References (5)

5 references, click to expand

Botryomycosis.
Dermatologica. 1975;151(5):302-8 PMID: 1225669
Pseudomonas botryomycosis.
Arch Dermatol. 1976 Nov;112(11):1568-70 PMID: 825048
Propionibacterium acnes: pathogen in central nervous system shunt infection. Report of three cases including immune complex glomerulonephritis.
Am J Med. 1976 Dec;61(6):935-8 PMID: 137672
Botryomycosis as an obstructive hepatic disease.
Arch Intern Med. 1978 Mar;138(3):472-3 PMID: 564671
Botryomycosis.
Am J Pathol. 1959 Jan-Feb;35(1):153-67 PMID: 13617416

Article Info

Journal

Journal of clinical microbiology

Abbr.

J Clin Microbiol

ISSN

0095-1137

DOI

10.1128/jcm.11.2.184-185.1980

Published

1980-02-00

Pages

184-5

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

7505564

PMCID

PMC273350

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jcm.11.2.184-185.1980 PMC Full Text View journal details

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