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botryomycosis a chronic, suppurative granulomatous disease usually caused by Staphylococcus aureus but other organisms may be involved. The lesions begin at a cutaneous wound and usually invade deeper tissues including muscle and bone. See also splendore-hoeppli material. botryomycosis Bacterial ball Infectious disease A chronic bacterial infection that presents as a hardened fibrotic mass with draining sinuses and purulent granular debris; it usually affects the skin and subcutaneous tissue, but may involve
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Granulomatous colitis associated with botryomycosis of Propionibacterium acnes. Gram's and modified acid-fast stains, culture, and histologic examination differentiate actinomycosis from similar infections, such as nocardiosis and botryomycosis. |
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