Successful Treatment of Cutaneous Botryomycosis with a Combination of Minocycline and Topical Heat Therapy
Cutaneous botryomycosis is a chronic focal infection characterized by a granulomatous inflammatory response to bacterial pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus. Treatment requires antibiotic therapy and may also require surgical debridement. We employed topical heat therapy and oral minocycline. Th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2012-05-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Dermatology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/338798 |