TY - JOUR AU - Grezzana Filho, Tomaz de Jesus Maria AU - Treis, Lisiane AU - De Rossi, Samanta Daiana AU - Santos, Emanuel Burck dos AU - PĂȘgas, Karla AU - Kruel, Cleber Dario Pinto PY - 2013/08/21 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Botryomycosis mimicking acute abdome: a case report JF - Clinical and Biomedical Research JA - Clin Biomed Res VL - 33 IS - 2 SE - Relatos de Casos DO - UR - https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/35075 SP - AB - <p>Botryomycosis is a rare chronic granulomatous bacterial infection involving mostly the skin and subcutaneous tissues. The nomenclature is a misnomer as it is caused by true bacteria and not by fungus. This uncommon infection sometimes simulates neoplasia and actinomycosis. <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> is the agent isolated in most cases, followed by <em>Pseudomonas sp. </em>cepas<em>.</em> The authors present an uncommon case of invasive umbilical Botriomycosis simulating an acute abdome. A combination of surgery and antibiotic therapy treatment was applied with complete resolution of the infection. More often seen in the skin, this is the first report of Botryomycosis affecting this site.</p> ER -