Botryomycosis is a chronic suppurative infection characterized by a granulomatous inflammatory response to bacterial pathogens which may present with cutaneous or visceral involvement (Winslow et al, 1959). The name “botryomycosis” was coined in 1884, but its bacterial nature was not discovered until 1919 (Bersoff-Matcha et al, 1998). The term “botryomycosis” is derived from the Greek word “botrys” (meaning “bunch of grapes”) and “mycosis” (a misnomer, due to the presumed fungal
aetiology in early descriptions).