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E. Dale Everett, MD; Boyd Terry, MD

Arch Surg. 1978;113(12):1477.

Abstract
• A case of lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis was thought to represent bacterial pyoderma. Lack of recognition led to excessive costs and a delay in the institution of specific therapy. The differential and an approach to diagnosis of pus-containing nodules are discussed.

(Arch Surg 113:1477, 1978)

Author Affiliations
From the Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine (Dr Everett) and the Department of Surgery (Dr Terry), University of Missouri Medical Center, Columbia.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication April 18, 1978.

Reprint requests to Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Missouri Medical Center, Columbia, MO 65201 (Dr Everett).