Pancreatic Botryomycosis Caused by Viridans Streptococci: A Case Report. Issue 4 (July 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gopinathan, Anusha; Shemin, Zuhara; Kumar, Anil; Augustine, Deepthi; Siyad, Ismail; Jojo, Annie; Philip, Rosamma; Dinesh, Kavitha; Karim, Shamsul
• Is Part Of: Infectious diseases in clinical practice. Volume 23:Issue 4(2015:Jul.)
• Publication Date: 2015-07
• Subjects: chronic calcific pancreatitis -- botryomycosis -- viridans streptococci -- Actinomyces; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases; Periodicals; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1097/IPC.0000000000000243
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1056-9103

Abstract

Abstract : Abstract: Botryomycosis is a chronic suppurative granulomatous disease of the skin viscera. It is known to mimic diseases such as actinomycosis and invasive carcinoma. Visceral botryomycosis is a rare entity compared with its cutaneous counterpart. It can be identified using staining techniques such as Gomori methenamine silver, periodic acid-Schiff Gram stain, histopathological examination, and aerobic culture of the lesion. Splendore-Hoeppli phenomenon is a characteristic feature of this disease. It responds to prolonged treatment with beta-lactams and surgery .There have been very few case reports on visceral botryomycosis across the world. We report a case of pancreatic botryomycosis caused by viridans streptococci in a patient with chronic calcific pancreatitis who was presumptively diagnosed as having carcinoma of the head of the pancreas.