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Lycopodium granuloma.

M A Nadjem1, J H Graham, F B Johnson

  • 1Department of Dermatopathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C. 20306-6000.

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology
|April 1, 1988
PubMed
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Lycopodium clavatum spores, once used in dusting powders, can cause tuberculosis-like lesions years after surgical wound contamination. A recent case highlights this delayed granuloma formation, even 50 years post-surgery.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Mycology
  • Surgical Pathology
  • Medical History

Background:

  • Lycopodium (L) clavatum spores were historically used in hospital dusting powders.
  • Contamination of surgical wounds with L spores can lead to delayed, significant clinical manifestations.