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Botryomycosis of the tongue

1967; Elsevier BV; Volume: 24; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0030-4220(67)90430-6

1878-2175

Irwin A. Small, Sidney D. Kobernick,

Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

The first case of botryomycosis involving the tongue has been presented. The etiologic agent, which could not be identified, was a bacterium of low virulence. Botryomycotic granulomas are characterized by the presence of grains within suppurative foci. It is believed that they can be caused by a variety of bacteria of low virulence and that the pathogenesis may be related more to modified host resistance or tissue hypersensitivity than to a specific species of bacteria. Botryomycosis in which the causative agents are probably bacteria, should be distinguished from actinomycosis and nocardiosis or other fungus infections.