Botryomycosis
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Botryomycosis is a bacterial skin infection that typically presents with crusted, purulent large bumps.{{cite book |last1=James |first1=William D. |last2=Elston |first2=Dirk |last3=Treat |first3=James R. |last4=Rosenbach |first4=Misha A. |last5=Neuhaus |first5=Isaac |title=Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology |date=2020 |publisher=Elsevier |location=Edinburgh |isbn=978-0-323-54753-6 |pages=256–257 |edition=13th |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UEaEDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA256 |language=en |chapter=14. Bacterial infections }} Sulphur granules generally discharge via sinuses, which heal leaving thin-skinned scars.
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There are only a handful of documented cases of botryomycosis in humans, and its pathogenesis is not completely understood. However, it is usually described in individuals with impaired immunity, or with an underlying disease such as diabetes mellitus, cystic fibrosis or HIV infection.
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History
The disease was originally discovered by Otto Bollinger (1843–1909) in 1870, and its name was coined by Sebastiano Rivolta (1832–1893) in 1884. The name refers to its grape-like granules (Gr. {{lang|grc-Latn|botryo}} = grapes) and the mistakenly implied fungal etiology (Gr. {{lang|grc-Latn|mykes}} = fungus).[http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/433132 Medscape Today] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201070952/http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/433132 |date=2015-02-01 }} Primary Pulmonary Botryomycosis In 1919 the bacterial origin of the infection was discovered.
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